Extreme Heat and Fire Weather Conditions in the West; Heavy Rain in the Southeast; Poor Air Quality

Extreme heat will begin to peak across the Desert Southwest. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Poor air quality persists from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast due to wildfire smoke. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

A Few Clouds

79°F

26°C

Humidity	69%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer	30.13 in (1020.9 mb)
Dewpoint	68°F (20°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Heat Index	81°F (27°C)
Last update	6 Aug 3:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Otho IA

This Afternoon
High: 79 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 68 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 86 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 71 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 90 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday Night
Low: 67 °F
T-storms
Likely
Sunday
High: 86 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 79. South wind around 11 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 68. South southeast wind around 8 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72. 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday Night

Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63.