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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 75%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1008.1 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Oct 8:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Knierim IA

  • Today

    Today: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 47.

    Low: 47 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny then
    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.

    High: 60 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Breezy, with a southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West southwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 71. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 41. Breezy, with a northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 64. West northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 47.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Knierim IA
 42.46°N 94.47°W
Last Update:
8:21 am CDT Oct 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9am CDT Oct 17, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 23, 2025
 
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