Nelson, MO Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Nelson, a city in Saline County, Missouri.

Tonight

75°F

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy, with a low around 75. Heat index values as high as 102. South wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Nelson

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
Tonight	75°F	Partly Cloudy	6 mph S	2%
Saturday	100°F	Mostly Sunny	6 to 10 mph SW	2%
Saturday Night	69°F	Mostly Cloudy then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	2 to 7 mph SW	42%
Sunday	89°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	2 to 6 mph WNW	48%
Sunday Night	63°F	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	3 to 7 mph NNE	72%
Monday	76°F	Showers And Thunderstorms Likely	5 to 8 mph NNE	72%
Monday Night	56°F	Chance Showers And Thunderstorms	5 to 8 mph NNE	26%
Tuesday	72°F	Mostly Cloudy	8 mph NNE	12%
Tuesday Night	51°F	Mostly Cloudy	2 to 7 mph NNE	5%
Wednesday	75°F	Mostly Sunny	2 to 6 mph NE	1%
Wednesday Night	52°F	Partly Cloudy	1 to 5 mph NE	3%
Thursday	77°F	Partly Sunny	1 to 5 mph ENE	7%
Thursday Night	55°F	Partly Cloudy then Slight Chance Rain Showers	3 mph ENE	15%
Friday	77°F	Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny	1 to 6 mph ENE	15%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Nelson (38.995, -93.031). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Nelson

Last spring frost

Apr 10

First fall frost

Oct 24

Growing season

196 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Nelson: nearby ZIP 65347 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Missouri frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Marshall, Mo (14.2 mi from Nelson). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.