Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4°NLon: 94.75°WElev: 1316ft.

Mostly Cloudy

63°F

17°C

Humidity 73%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.03 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 54°F (12°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 5:49 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Emmetsburg IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 45. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 68. Light south southeast wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 53. South wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Windy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Emmetsburg IA
 43.11°N 94.67°W
5:43 pm CDT Oct 3, 2026
6pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 10, 2026
 
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