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Estherville, Iowa Weather

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Estherville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Estherville, IA
Thursday, June 4 at 5:38 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
68°
Humidity
62%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Estherville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEstherville, IA: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 31% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 67°H 79°
Estherville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    0.01″
    79°67°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    85°65°+6°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Clear
    27%
    84°65°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    37%
    87°66°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    49%
    0.01″
    82°68°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    91°70°+9°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Thunderstorm
    15%
    96°73°+5°
Estherville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
172° · veering 30°
Direction
S
172°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
26
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 12
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 12 · pk 32 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 231SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 26 — flags snap, branches bend.
Estherville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
969.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.63 inHg
Now
969.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-3.7
mb
24h
-6.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 969977
960965970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW976.8968.6968.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Estherville, IA
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 42. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
3.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
88μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 9
Estherville, IA
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.3mi
UNLIMITED
108 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
05:38 UTC ·Estherville, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
05:38 UTC ·Estherville, IA · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Estherville, IA
Satellite · infrared · animated
Estherville, IA
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Estherville, IA
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:40 AM
Daylight
15h 15m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
2:30 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Estherville, IA
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
5:00 AM
Moonset
2:11 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Estherville, IA
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Prairie lightning bugs rise

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Estherville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Estherville

SPC has placed Estherville in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Estherville

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.