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Mallard, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Mallard, a city in Palo Alto County, Iowa.

Overnight
64°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 64, with temperatures rising to around 66 overnight. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Mallard

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Overnight 64°F Patchy Fog 6 mph SSW 43%
Saturday 71°F Patchy Fog 5 to 10 mph NNW 45%
Saturday Night 57°F Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy 12 mph NNE 25%
Sunday 66°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 14 mph NE 23%
Sunday Night 52°F Chance Rain Showers 10 mph ENE 46%
Monday 60°F Rain Showers Likely 10 mph ENE 56%
Monday Night 48°F Chance Rain Showers 5 to 8 mph NE 49%
Tuesday 61°F Partly Sunny 7 mph ENE 11%
Tuesday Night 45°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph E 1%
Wednesday 65°F Mostly Sunny 3 mph SE 3%
Wednesday Night 49°F Partly Cloudy 2 mph SE 14%
Thursday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SSE 21%
Thursday Night 52°F Mostly Cloudy 2 mph SSE 9%
Friday 69°F Partly Sunny 1 to 6 mph ESE 9%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Mallard (42.939, -94.683). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Mallard

Last spring frost
Apr 27
First fall frost
Oct 7
Growing season
164 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Mallard: nearby ZIP 50562 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Emmetsburg, Ia (10 mi from Mallard). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.