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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Estherville, Estherville Municipal Airport (KEST)

Lat: 43.4°NLon: 94.75°WElev: 1316ft.

Fog/Mist

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed SE 9 mph
Barometer 30.14 in (1022.2 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 24 Dec 4:52 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Emmetsburg IA

Dense Fog Advisory December 24, 04:58am until December 24, 08:00am
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    Dense Fog Advisory December 24, 04:58am until December 24, 08:00am

    NOW until 8:00am Wed

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 40 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog. Areas of freezing fog between 2am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Areas
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Christmas Day

    Christmas Day: Patchy fog before 4pm. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Patchy
    Freezing Fog
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 45 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

    High: 52 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 10am, then patchy fog after 11am. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light southeast in the afternoon.
Tonight
Patchy fog. Areas of freezing fog between 2am and 5am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Christmas Day
Patchy fog before 4pm. Patchy freezing fog before 9am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 39. East northeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 37. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. West wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 22. Windy.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 4. Windy.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 19.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Emmetsburg IA
 43.11°N 94.67°W
Last Update:
3:46 am CST Dec 24, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Dec 24, 2025-6pm CST Dec 30, 2025
 
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