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Newell, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Newell, a city in Buena Vista County, Iowa.

Today
73°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 1pm. Cloudy. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Newell

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 73°F Patchy Fog 5 to 10 mph NW 39%
Tonight 57°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph N 17%
Sunday 66°F Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 10 to 15 mph NE 23%
Sunday Night 53°F Rain Showers Likely 5 to 10 mph ENE 61%
Monday 61°F Rain Showers Likely 5 to 10 mph ENE 61%
Monday Night 48°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 mph ENE 43%
Tuesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 5 mph ENE 11%
Tuesday Night 44°F Partly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 66°F Mostly Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 2%
Wednesday Night 49°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 mph 15%
Thursday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 0 to 5 mph SE 18%
Thursday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy 0 mph 13%
Friday 70°F Partly Sunny 0 to 5 mph SE 13%
Friday Night 54°F Mostly Cloudy 0 to 5 mph SE 13%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Newell (42.610, -95.004). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Newell

Last spring frost
Apr 25
First fall frost
Oct 13
Growing season
170 days
Hardiness zone
5a

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Storm Lake, Ia (9.7 mi from Newell). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.