Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the South; Heat Spreads Across the West and Southern Plains

A couple of frontal boundaries will move east and south from the Plains to the Gulf and Atlantic coastlines. These boundaries will focus showers and thunderstorms through the weekend, with scattered severe thunderstorms from the Southern Plains and across the Gulf Coast states. Locally heavy rainfall may also occur, which may be welcome news across drought areas. Meanwhile, heat spreads westward. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4° N Lon: 94.75° W Elev: 1316 ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed W 18 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.12 in (1020.3 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 10 May 9:49 am CDT
Detailed forecast for

Emmet County

Today
Sunny. Highs in the mid 60s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming northwest 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph this afternoon.
Tonight
Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. North winds 15 to 20 mph, becoming northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Monday
Areas of frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph, increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Breezy and not as cool with lows in the upper 50s. South winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Sunny, windy with highs in the upper 70s. West winds around 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph, becoming northwest 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear and windy. Lows in the upper 40s.
Wednesday
Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and windy. Highs around 80.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy with lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday
Mostly sunny with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.



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638 AM CDT Sun May 10 2026
 
 

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