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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1023.5 mb)
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 1:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Gowrie IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Areas of smoke before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 56 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

    High: 87 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.

    Low: 67 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
Areas of smoke before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 89.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 91.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 91.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Gowrie IA
 42.29°N 94.29°W
Last Update:
2:34 am CDT Aug 3, 2025
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 9, 2025
 
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