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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4°NLon: 94.75°WElev: 1316ft.

Fair

65°F

18°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1019.7 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 5:52 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Wallingford IA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 5am.  Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 7 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 74.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

    Low: 50 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 81. North northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 62. East northeast wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. South southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Thursday Night
A slight chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
A chance of thunderstorms before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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Point Forecast:
Wallingford IA
 43.31°N 94.76°W
4:34 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
6am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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