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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.

Today
68°F
Patchy Fog then Cloudy
Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers before noon. Cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Sheldon

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 68°F Patchy Fog then Cloudy 5 to 10 mph N 16%
Tonight 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%
Friday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 5 to 10 mph SE 22%

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.