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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

56°F

13°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed N 17 G 24 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.1 mb)
Dewpoint 34°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 4:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Fort Dodge IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Low: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    Low: 38 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 55. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 32 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 30 °F

    Blustery.
    Showers
    Likely then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    High: 43 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow and
    Windy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a north wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 38. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Thursday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 55. Breezy, with a northeast wind 7 to 12 mph becoming west 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. West northwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Friday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of rain between 10am and 1pm, then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 52. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain showers likely before 1am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday
A chance of rain and snow showers before 1pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Windy.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 50.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 31.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Breezy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Fort Dodge IA
 42.5°N 94.18°W
Last Update:
5:18 pm CDT Mar 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 31, 2026-6pm CDT Apr 7, 2026
 
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