Emmetsburg, IA 50536 Weather

Palo Alto County2:23 PM CDT43.11°N, 94.68°W

Current conditions

Sunny
74°
Sunny
Feels like 74°
High 77°·Low 54°
WindS 7 mph
Humidity57%
Dew point58°
Visibility10 mi
Cloud cover6%
UV index3 Moderate
Sunrise7:41 AM
Sunset6:26 PM

Forecast for this hour (no station report in the last two hours)

Forecast

10-day
  • This Afternoon

    Sunny. High near 77, with temperatures falling to around 75 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

  • Tonight

    Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

  • Friday

    Partly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South southeast wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

National Weather Service forecast updated 57 min ago.

  1. Now Sunny 74°
  2. 3 PM Sunny 75°
  3. 4 PM Sunny 77°
  4. 5 PM Sunny 75°
  5. 6 PM Clear 73°
  6. 7 PM Clear 68°
  7. 8 PM Clear 63°
  8. 9 PM Clear 62°
  9. 10 PM Mostly Clear 60°
  10. 11 PM Mostly Clear 59°
  11. Fri12 AM Mostly Clear 58°
  12. 1 AM Mostly Clear 57°
  13. 2 AM Mostly Clear 56°
  14. 3 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  15. 4 AM Mostly Clear 55°
  16. 5 AM Partly Cloudy 55°
  17. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 54°
  18. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 54°
  19. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 55°
  20. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  21. 10 AM Partly Sunny 61°
  22. 11 AM Partly Sunny 65°
  23. 12 PM Mostly Cloudy 68°
  24. 1 PM Mostly Sunny 72°

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TodayOct 22 Sunny Sunny54°77°
  2. FriOct 23 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny58°76°
  3. SatOct 24 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny12%48°76°
  4. SunOct 25 Mostly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy38%44°60°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers44%43°56°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers37%44°57°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Rain Showers Chance Rain Showers31%40°60°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy33°46°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny29°53°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny42°61°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Weather news in Iowa

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Air quality

66
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • ThuModerate (51)
  • FriModerate (51)

Northwest Iowa, IA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:41 AM
Sunset 6:26 PM
Daylight 10 h 44 min (−2 min 46 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 87% lit
Moonrise 4:35 PM Moonset 3:42 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Normal high / low59° / 36°
Record high81° (1992)
Record low20° (1976)
Wettest0.84 in (1957)
Month to date0.54 in (normal 1.74 in)

Emmetsburg, records since 1893. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

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