South Bend, IN Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for South Bend, a city in St. Joseph County, Indiana.

This Afternoon

68°F

Isolated Rain Showers

Isolated rain showers before 4pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 68, with temperatures falling to around 62 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

7-day forecast for South Bend

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	68°F	Isolated Rain Showers	15 mph SW	20%
Tonight	47°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph SW	16%
Thursday	56°F	Chance Rain Showers	10 to 15 mph SW	36%
Thursday Night	40°F	Rain Showers Likely	5 to 10 mph NW	67%
Friday	50°F	Rain Showers Likely	5 to 15 mph NW	68%
Friday Night	35°F	Chance Rain Showers	5 to 10 mph NW	50%
Saturday	51°F	Partly Sunny	0 to 10 mph NW	8%
Saturday Night	31°F	Partly Cloudy	0 to 5 mph W	1%
Sunday	55°F	Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	4%
Sunday Night	34°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph W	4%
Monday	59°F	Sunny	0 to 10 mph SW	1%
Monday Night	39°F	Mostly Clear	5 to 10 mph SW	0%
Tuesday	60°F	Sunny	5 to 10 mph W	0%
Tuesday Night	36°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 5 mph NW	2%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for South Bend (41.677, -86.269). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for South Bend

Last spring frost

Apr 23

First fall frost

Oct 23

Growing season

181 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for South Bend: nearby ZIP 46601 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Indiana frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, S Bend, In (2.1 mi from South Bend). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.