Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will build across the Southwest U.S. through the end of the week with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Severe thunderstorms are expected across parts of the central and southern High Plains, central Great Lakes, and Ozarks Wednesday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1017.1 mb)
Dewpoint 59°F (15°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Aug 4:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Burnside IA

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 65 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.

    High: 87 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy.

    Low: 72 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

    High: 90 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. Breezy.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.
Sunday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 87.
Monday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles WSW Burnside IA
 42.33°N 94.18°W
4:43 am CDT Aug 26, 2026
5am CDT Aug 26, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 1, 2026
 
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