Dakota, IL Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Dakota, a village in Stephenson County, Illinois.

This Afternoon

69°F

Chance Showers And Thunderstorms

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

7-day forecast for Dakota

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	69°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	15 mph E	43%
Tonight	61°F	Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	10 to 15 mph E	81%
Saturday	76°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 10 mph S	91%
Saturday Night	61°F	Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 15 mph N	75%
Sunday	67°F	Rain Showers Likely	15 mph NE	60%
Sunday Night	54°F	Chance Rain Showers	15 to 20 mph NE	44%
Monday	63°F	Chance Rain Showers	15 to 20 mph NE	42%
Monday Night	49°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph NE	42%
Tuesday	62°F	Chance Rain Showers	15 mph NE	30%
Tuesday Night	47°F	Mostly Cloudy	10 to 15 mph NE	9%
Wednesday	65°F	Mostly Sunny	10 mph NE	5%
Wednesday Night	49°F	Partly Cloudy	5 to 10 mph NE	2%
Thursday	67°F	Mostly Sunny	5 mph NE	5%
Thursday Night	50°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph NE	5%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Dakota (42.388, -89.527). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Dakota

Last spring frost

Apr 26

First fall frost

Oct 13

Growing season

169 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Dakota: nearby ZIP 61018 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Illinois frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Freeport Waste Wtp, Il (8.6 mi from Dakota). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 18, 2026.