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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4°NLon: 94.75°WElev: 1316ft.

Freezing Fog and Windy

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed N 28 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.60 in (1003.9 mb)
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Wind Chill10°F (-12°C)
Last update 15 Mar 8:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Graettinger IA

Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am
High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am
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Blizzard Warning
High Wind Warning
  •  
    Blizzard Warning until March 16, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Mon

    Blizzard Warning

  • Today

    High: 27 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Blowing Snow
    and Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.

    Low: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 10am. Temperature falling to around 23 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Very windy, with a north wind 36 to 44 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.
Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Monday
Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -30. Windy, with a north northwest wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Breezy.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 68. Breezy.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 59.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Graettinger IA
 43.26°N 94.76°W
Last Update:
7:02 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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