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Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed SW 9 mph
Barometer 29.80 in (1012.5 mb)
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill18°F (-8°C)
Last update 2 Dec 5:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles SSW Fort Dodge IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 26. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 22 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -16. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.

    Low: -16 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9.

    Low: 9 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before 1am, then a slight chance of snow showers between 1am and 3am, then a slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 26. South wind 8 to 11 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday
A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 7am, then a chance of flurries between 7am and noon. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 6 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -10. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -16. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 12. Wind chill values as low as -15. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 9.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles SSW Fort Dodge IA
 42.46°N 94.21°W
Last Update:
6:16 pm CST Dec 2, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Dec 2, 2025-6pm CST Dec 9, 2025
 
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