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Lester, IA 51242 Weather

It is 54°F and fog/mist in Lester, IA 51242, observed at 4:35 AM CDT. Today: Showers And Thunderstorms Likely, high 68°F, low 48°F. Hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Lester, IA 51242 current weather

54°F

Fog/Mist

H 68° / L 48°Feels like 54°

Observed at Quentin Aanenson Field Airport (13.8 mi away), 10/28/2026, 4:35 AM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT

  1. Now53°
  2. 6 AM52°18%
  3. 7 AM52°34%
  4. 8 AM53°32%
  5. 9 AM55°14%
  6. 10 AM58°12%
  7. 11 AM60°21%
  8. 12 PM62°33%
  9. 1 PM64°31%
  10. 2 PM65°70%
  11. 3 PM65°60%
  12. 4 PM65°62%
  13. 5 PM66°37%
  14. 6 PM64°23%
  15. 7 PM62°
  16. 8 PM59°
  17. 9 PM55°
  18. 10 PM53°
  19. 11 PM51°
  20. Thu12 AM50°
  21. 1 AM47°
  22. 2 AM46°
  23. 3 AM44°
  24. 4 AM42°
  25. 5 AM42°
  26. 6 AM41°
  27. 7 AM40°
  28. 8 AM40°
  29. 9 AM42°
  30. 10 AM46°
  31. 11 AM51°
  32. 12 PM54°
  33. 1 PM58°
  34. 2 PM60°
  35. 3 PM61°
  36. 4 PM62°
  37. 5 PM60°
  38. 6 PM57°
  39. 7 PM54°
  40. 8 PM49°
  41. 9 PM47°
  42. 10 PM47°
  43. 11 PM46°
  44. Fri12 AM45°
  45. 1 AM44°
  46. 2 AM43°
  47. 3 AM42°
  48. 4 AM42°

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

  • Today10/2870% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 68°

    Wednesday: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Overnight: Cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 53 overnight. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Showers And Thunderstorms Likely
  • Thu10/29Low 42°High 63°

    Thursday: Mostly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Mostly Sunny
  • Fri10/3033% chance of precipitationLow 45°High 62°

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. East wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Friday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly Cloudy
  • Sat10/3151% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 63°

    Saturday: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Sun11/125% chance of precipitationLow 52°High 65°

    Sunday: A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
  • Mon11/266% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 62°

    Monday: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Rain Showers Likely
  • Tue11/348% chance of precipitationLow High 58°

    Tuesday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Chance Rain Showers
  • Wed11/4Model blend21% chance of precipitationLow 37°High 55°

    Wednesday: Mostly cloudy, slight chance of rain. High near 55°. Low that night near 37°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Thu11/5Model blend10% chance of precipitationLow 36°High 55°

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy. High near 55°. Low that night near 36°.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

  • Fri11/6Model blendLow High 55°

    Friday: Mostly cloudy. High near 55°. About 0.02 in of precipitation.

    Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 43.440, -96.331 from the NWS FSD office, updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 8 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KFSD (Sioux Falls/Foss Fld, 23 mi), model run 10/27/2026, 6:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

  1. Now53°Cloudy5%5 mph
  2. 6 AM52°Slight Chance Rain Showers18%5 mph
  3. 7 AM52°Chance Rain Showers34%5 mph
  4. 8 AM53°Chance Rain Showers32%5 mph
  5. 9 AM55°Chance Rain Showers14%10 mph
  6. 10 AM58°Chance Rain Showers12%10 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow
35°53°70°0%100%WedThuFriSatSunMonTue66°51°62°40°60°42°62°47°64°52°60°52°57°49°

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

  1. WedNow53°5%5
  2.  6 AM52°18%5
  3.  7 AM52°34%5
  4.  8 AM53°32%5
  5.  9 AM55°14%10
  6.  10 AM58°12%10
  7.  11 AM60°21%10
  8.  12 PM62°33%15
  9.  1 PM64°31%15
  10.  2 PM65°70%15
  11.  3 PM65°60%10
  12.  4 PM65°62%10
  13.  5 PM66°37%10
  14.  6 PM64°23%10
  15.  7 PM62°2%5
  16.  8 PM59°0%5
  17.  9 PM55°0%5
  18.  10 PM53°0%5
  19.  11 PM51°0%5
  20. Thu 10/2912 AM50°0%5
  21.  1 AM47°0%5
  22.  2 AM46°0%5
  23.  3 AM44°0%0
  24.  4 AM42°0%0
  25.  5 AM42°0%0
  26.  6 AM41°0%0
  27.  7 AM40°0%0
  28.  8 AM40°0%0
  29.  9 AM42°0%0
  30.  10 AM46°0%0
  31.  11 AM51°0%0
  32.  12 PM54°0%5
  33.  1 PM58°0%5
  34.  2 PM60°0%5
  35.  3 PM61°0%5
  36.  4 PM62°0%5
  37.  5 PM60°0%5
  38.  6 PM57°0%5
  39.  7 PM54°1%5
  40.  8 PM49°1%5
  41.  9 PM47°1%5
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  43.  11 PM46°1%5
  44. Fri 10/3012 AM45°1%5
  45.  1 AM44°5%5
  46.  2 AM43°5%5
  47.  3 AM42°5%5
  48.  4 AM42°5%5
  49.  5 AM42°5%5
  50.  6 AM43°5%5
  51.  7 AM44°4%5
  52.  8 AM45°4%5
  53.  9 AM47°4%5
  54.  10 AM49°4%5
  55.  11 AM51°4%5
  56.  12 PM54°4%5
  57.  1 PM56°2%5
  58.  2 PM58°2%5
  59.  3 PM60°2%10
  60.  4 PM60°2%10
  61.  5 PM59°2%10
  62.  6 PM57°2%5
  63.  7 PM55°12%5
  64.  8 PM53°12%5
  65.  9 PM51°12%5
  66.  10 PM49°12%5
  67.  11 PM48°12%5
  68. Sat 10/3112 AM47°12%5
  69.  1 AM47°33%5
  70.  2 AM47°33%5
  71.  3 AM47°33%5
  72.  4 AM47°33%5
  73.  5 AM47°33%5
  74.  6 AM47°33%5
  75.  7 AM47°51%5
  76.  8 AM49°51%5
  77.  9 AM50°51%5
  78.  10 AM52°51%5
  79.  11 AM54°51%5
  80.  12 PM56°51%5
  81.  1 PM58°32%5
  82.  2 PM60°32%5
  83.  3 PM61°32%5
  84.  4 PM62°32%5
  85.  5 PM61°32%5
  86.  6 PM60°32%5
  87.  7 PM57°23%5
  88.  8 PM56°23%5
  89.  9 PM55°23%5
  90.  10 PM54°23%5
  91.  11 PM54°23%5
  92. Sun 11/112 AM53°23%5
  93.  1 AM53°26%5
  94.  1 AM53°26%5
  95.  2 AM52°26%5
  96.  3 AM52°26%5
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  99.  6 AM52°15%5
  100.  7 AM53°15%5
  101.  8 AM54°15%5
  102.  9 AM55°15%5
  103.  10 AM57°15%5
  104.  11 AM59°15%5
  105.  12 PM61°6%5
  106.  1 PM63°6%5
  107.  2 PM64°6%5
  108.  3 PM64°6%5
  109.  4 PM63°6%5
  110.  5 PM61°6%5
  111.  6 PM59°4%5
  112.  7 PM57°4%5
  113.  8 PM56°4%5
  114.  9 PM55°4%5
  115.  10 PM54°4%5
  116.  11 PM54°4%5
  117. Mon 11/212 AM54°25%5
  118.  1 AM54°25%5
  119.  2 AM53°25%5
  120.  3 AM53°25%5
  121.  4 AM53°25%5
  122.  5 AM53°25%5
  123.  6 AM53°62%10
  124.  7 AM54°62%10
  125.  8 AM54°62%10
  126.  9 AM55°62%10
  127.  10 AM56°62%10
  128.  11 AM56°62%10
  129.  12 PM57°66%15
  130.  1 PM58°66%15
  131.  2 PM59°66%15
  132.  3 PM60°66%15
  133.  4 PM60°66%15
  134.  5 PM58°66%15
  135.  6 PM57°56%15
  136.  7 PM56°56%15
  137.  8 PM54°56%15
  138.  9 PM53°56%15
  139.  10 PM52°56%15
  140.  11 PM52°56%15
  141. Tue 11/312 AM51°41%10
  142.  1 AM50°41%10
  143.  2 AM50°41%15
  144.  3 AM49°41%15
  145.  4 AM49°41%15
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  147.  6 AM49°48%15
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  152.  11 AM52°48%15
  153.  12 PM53°33%15
  154.  1 PM55°33%15
  155.  2 PM56°33%15
  156.  3 PM57°33%15

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · wind in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/28/2026, 12:03 AM PT

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Iowa hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

  • Severe storm outlook today:General thunderstormsOutlook map
  • Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
  • River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
  • Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

UV and air quality forecast

EPA and AirNow

AQI forecast today (Northwest Iowa)
56ModeratePM2.5

UV index guide · Air quality

Drought

By county

Lyon County, week of 10/20/2026

2% of the county is abnormally dry. No drought.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise
7:55 AM
Sunset
6:22 PM
Daylight
10 hr 26 min
Moon
Waning Gibbous 94% lit
First light (civil dawn)
7:26 AM
Last light (civil dusk)
6:51 PM
Moonrise
7:40 PM
Moonset
11:10 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 61°, low 36°, precipitation 2.23 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Rock Rapids, 8 mi away.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Lester, IA 51242 right now?
The latest observation from Quentin Aanenson Field Airport was 54°F and fog/mist, reported at 10/28/2026, 4:35 AM CDT.
What is the high temperature today in Lester, IA 51242?
The National Weather Service forecast for wednesday calls for a high near 68°F. Showers And Thunderstorms Likely.
Will it rain in Lester, IA 51242 in the next 24 hours?
The hourly forecast shows a 70% chance of precipitation around 10/28/2026, 2:00 PM CDT.
What is the 10-day forecast for Lester, IA 51242?
The first 7 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 8 to 10 (Nov 4 to Nov 6) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs near 55°F. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Lester, IA 51242 today?
Sunrise is about 7:55 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:22 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Lester, IA 51242?
At Rock Rapids, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 61°F and the normal low is 36°F.

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