What Cheer, IA Weather & Growing Conditions
Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for What Cheer, a city in Keokuk County, Iowa.
Today
82°F
Patchy Fog
Patchy fog and occasional showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
7-day forecast for What Cheer
| When | Temp | Forecast | Wind | Precip |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 82°F | Patchy Fog | 5 to 10 mph S | 79% |
| Tonight | 63°F | Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Showers And Thunderstorms | 5 to 10 mph NW | 78% |
| Sunday | 68°F | Showers And Thunderstorms | 10 to 15 mph NE | 77% |
| Sunday Night | 57°F | Showers And Thunderstorms Likely | 10 to 15 mph NE | 59% |
| Monday | 63°F | Rain Showers Likely | 15 mph NE | 59% |
| Monday Night | 51°F | Chance Rain Showers | 10 to 15 mph NE | 48% |
| Tuesday | 61°F | Chance Rain Showers then Partly Sunny | 10 mph NE | 35% |
| Tuesday Night | 46°F | Mostly Clear | 5 to 10 mph NE | 4% |
| Wednesday | 65°F | Sunny | 5 mph NE | 1% |
| Wednesday Night | 51°F | Partly Cloudy | 5 mph NE | 2% |
| Thursday | 67°F | Partly Sunny | 5 mph E | 8% |
| Thursday Night | 54°F | Partly Cloudy | 0 to 5 mph E | 6% |
| Friday | 69°F | Partly Sunny | 5 mph E | 6% |
| Friday Night | 55°F | Partly Cloudy | 5 mph E | 8% |
Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for What Cheer (41.400, -92.357). Updated through the day.
Growing snapshot for What Cheer
Last spring frost
Apr 24
First fall frost
Oct 15
Growing season
172 days
Hardiness zone
5b
More local growing data for What Cheer: nearby ZIP 50268 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates
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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Sigourney, Ia (8.5 mi from What Cheer). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.