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DES MOINES RIVER

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Des Moines River at Estherville, IA

ESTHERVILLE, IA43.3993°N, -94.8460°W

AIR TEMP

60°F

WIND

7mph SE

FISH INDEX

75SCORE / 100

GREAT · 4 OF 5

1D 7D 30D 1YR

Flow Rate Historical Avg

MEDIAN FLOW RATE · 1 YEAR

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Weather Conditions

WEATHER CONDITIONS

TODAY

80°

57°

SUN

89°

67°

MON

91°

75°

TUE

90°

72°

WED

90°

72°

THU

92°

71°

FRI

93°

65°

TIME

SAT

NOW

SUN

MON

TUE

WED

THU

TEMP

hourly forecast

65°

mild

65°

68°

71°

73°

75°

77°

79°

80°

79°

77°

75°

73°

70°

69°

68°

67°

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73°

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83°

85°

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87°

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81°

79°

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81°

84°

86°

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91°

89°

86°

84°

81°

78°

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72°

75°

74°

77°

81°

85°

86°

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88°

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89°

86°

85°

83°

80°

78°

81°

80°

79°

78°

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73°

72°

73°

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79°

82°

84°

86°

87°

88°

89°

90°

88°

87°

85°

84°

83°

82°

81°

80°

WIND

mph · gust · dir

12mph SE

G 24 mph

G24

G20

G21

G20

G19

SSE

G19

SSE

G20

SSE

G21

SSE

G24

G25

G21

G20

G21

G22

G30

G28

G32

G29

G34

G39

G35

G34

G37

G38

SSE

G38

SSE

G36

SSE

G32

SSE

G28

G25

G26

G28

SSE

G30

SSE

G32

SSE

G31

SSE

G34

G35

SSE

G36

G37

G39

G38

G37

G34

G32

SSW

G32

SSW

G33

SSW

G33

SSW

G34

SSW

G31

SSW

G32

SSW

G27

SSW

G16

SSW

G13

G17

G14

G32

G30

G31

G30

G31

G29

G27

SSE

G30

G26

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G24

SSW

G23

SSW

G23

SSW

G22

SSW

G24

SSW

G25

G27

G32

G35

G37

G39

SSW

G40

G39

SSW

G35

SSW

G28

SSW

G25

SSW

G20

SSW

G20

G25

SSW

G25

G26

G28

G31

G34

G37

SSW

G37

SSW

G36

SSW

G35

SSW

PRECIP

chance %

14%

17%

13%

12%

15%

19%

26%

11%

25%

47%

17%

28%

24%

CLOUDS

cover %

93%

overcast

93%

100%

24%

26%

89%

13%

37%

38%

40%

35%

100%

79%

32%

13%

24%

100%

86%

100%

72%

100%

84%

80%

100%

78%

40%

28%

20%

10%

100%

17%

53%

100%

66%

100%

10%

100%

97%

100%

93%

100%

11%

100%

10%

18%

100%

81%

100%

61%

100%

69%

100%

69%

57%

64%

78%

98%

11%

18%

21%

33%

42%

40%

35%

47%

PRESSURE

hPa · trend

969

TemperatureWind / GustsPrecipitationCloud coverPressure

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FISH INDEX

Temperature

Ideal

Wind

Light

Pressure

Stable

Moon Phase

Average

DAYLIGHT

SUNRISE

05:40 AM

SUNSET

09:04 PM

15H 24M OF DAYLIGHT12H 42M REMAINING

MOON PHASE

Waxing Gibbous

92% illuminated

Station Location

43.3993, -94.8460

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DATA · USGS · NOAA · NWSUPDATED 2026-06-27 08:22 UTC

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