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Weather in Estherville, Iowa

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Estherville, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 2:48 AM
68
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Sunset
8:38 PM
Estherville, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
72°
9p
69°
10p
68°
11p
66°
12a
64°
1a
62°
2a
60°
3a
58°
4a
56°
5a
53°
6a
54°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
74°
10a
78°
11a
82°
12p
84°
1p
87°
2p
89°
3p
88°
4p
85°
5p
80°
19%
6p
76°
21%
7p
79°
24%
8p
L 53°H 89°
Estherville, IA
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    82°49°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Thunderstorm
    55%
    79°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Showers
    94%
    65°53°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Light Rain
    94%
    52°44°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    62°41°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    65°45°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Heavy Drizzle
    12%
    56°53°
Estherville, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
058° · veering 121°
Direction
ENE
058°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 22 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 121° from the ene.
Estherville, IA
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
962.4
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 28.42 inHg
Now
962.4
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-3.6
mb
24h
+3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 959966
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Estherville, IA
Air quality
56
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
6.2 μg/m³
PM 10
7.7 μg/m³
NO₂
2.0 μg/m³
Ozone
92.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Estherville, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:22 AM
Sunrise
5:53 AM
Daylight
14h 45m
Sunset
8:38 PM
Civil dusk
2:11 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Estherville, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:55 AM
Moonset
2:12 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Estherville, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Estherville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 68°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: May 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Cool-season window is open

As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).

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.