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Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4°NLon: 94.75°WElev: 1316ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	NE 21 G 33 mph
Barometer	29.56 in (1002.1 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	1.25 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	15 Mar 3:52 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Estherville Municipal Airport IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am 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

Overnight
Low: 31 °F
Snow/Sleet
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday
High: 26 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow then
Heavy Snow
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Mostly Clear
and Blustery
then Partly
Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 33 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 5am. Patchy blowing snow. Steady temperature around 31. Windy, with an east northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total nighttime snow and sleet accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday

Snow and sleet, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 7am. The snow and sleet could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 9am. Temperature falling to around 22 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as zero. Very windy, with a north wind 32 to 37 mph increasing to 40 to 45 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 65 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Widespread blowing snow. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -25. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 32 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a northwest wind 12 to 17 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday

A 40 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. Breezy.

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 46.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 56.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.