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Sheldon, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Sheldon, a city in Sioux County, Iowa.

Overnight
62°F
Areas Of Fog
Areas of fog before 5am, then areas of fog and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 62, with temperatures rising to around 65 overnight. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Sheldon

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Overnight 62°F Areas Of Fog 5 mph N 18%
Saturday 68°F Areas Of Fog then Cloudy 5 to 10 mph N 32%
Saturday Night 55°F Cloudy 10 to 15 mph NNE 9%
Sunday 66°F Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 15 mph NE 15%
Sunday Night 51°F Chance Rain Showers 10 to 15 mph ENE 48%
Monday 60°F Rain Showers Likely 10 mph ENE 55%
Monday Night 46°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 10 mph E 32%
Tuesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 10 mph E 4%
Tuesday Night 43°F Partly Cloudy 5 mph ESE 2%
Wednesday 66°F Mostly Sunny 5 to 10 mph SE 4%
Wednesday Night 48°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 mph SE 22%
Thursday 67°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph SSE 22%
Thursday Night 52°F Mostly Cloudy 5 mph SE 12%
Friday 70°F Partly Sunny 5 to 10 mph SE 14%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Sheldon (43.180, -95.843). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Sheldon

Last spring frost
May 5
First fall frost
Sep 28
Growing season
145 days
Hardiness zone
5a

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Sheldon, Ia (0.6 mi from Sheldon). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.