Sheldon, IA Weather Forecast
O'Brien County, Iowa
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Sheldon, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Sheldon, IA at a glance
Sheldon is home to about 5,422 people in O'Brien County, across 4.8 square miles. It ranks 76th by population of 139 places in Iowa with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Sibley, 16 miles away.
- County
- O'Brien County
- Population
- 5,422 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.8 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,129
- Forecast point
- 43.1797°N, 95.8434°W
How well can the network see Sheldon?
The nearest Doppler radar is KFSD (Sioux Falls, SD), to the WNW. Its lowest scan passes about 3,800 ft above Sheldon. Close enough to see rotation in the low part of a storm, where tornadoes form.
The closest weather station is KSHL (Sheldon Muni). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Sheldon
- Sibley, IA16 mi
- Orange City, IA16 mi
- Sioux Center, IA18 mi
- Rock Valley, IA23 mi
- Rock Rapids, IA24 mi
- Le Mars, IA32 mi
- Cherokee, IA33 mi
- Worthington, MN33 mi
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