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West Bend, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

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

Today
72°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. North wind 5 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for West Bend

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 72°F Patchy Fog 5 to 9 mph N 34%
Tonight 57°F Slight Chance Rain Showers then Cloudy 13 mph NNE 22%
Sunday 67°F Slight Chance Drizzle 15 mph NE 21%
Sunday Night 52°F Chance Rain Showers 12 mph ENE 44%
Monday 61°F Chance Rain Showers 12 mph ENE 50%
Monday Night 47°F Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy 5 to 8 mph ENE 29%
Tuesday 62°F Mostly Sunny 7 mph ENE 7%
Tuesday Night 44°F Mostly Clear 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday 66°F Sunny 5 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday Night 48°F Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 15%
Thursday 68°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 2 to 6 mph SE 17%
Thursday Night 52°F Mostly Cloudy 3 mph SE 9%
Friday 70°F Partly Sunny 3 to 7 mph SE 9%
Friday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy 6 mph SE 13%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for West Bend (42.960, -94.446). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for West Bend

Last spring frost
Apr 30
First fall frost
Oct 6
Growing season
160 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for West Bend: nearby ZIP 50597 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Algona, Ia (13.2 mi from West Bend). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.