Weather Forecast for
Essex, IA


This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Windy, with a south wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Tonight: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 9pm and 10pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. East southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.

Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 11pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming southwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 17 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 10pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 10pm and 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. East wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Windy, with a south southeast wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Windy, with a south southeast wind 24 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Windy, with a southwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

Monday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Windy, with a west southwest wind 23 to 28 mph decreasing to 14 to 19 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts

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