Severe Thunderstorms and Flooding from the Southern Plains to the Great Lakes; Record Heat in the East

Widely scattered severe thunderstorms may produce damaging winds, hail, and flash flooding from the southern Plains into the lower Great Lakes. Elevated to locally critical fire weather conditions will persist across portions of the Southwest and Southern High Plains due to gusty winds and dry conditions. An early-season heatwave will challenge temperature records across the eastern U.S.. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

50°F

10°C

Humidity	77%
Wind Speed	NW 10 G 20 mph
Barometer	30.12 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint	43°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	46°F (8°C)
Last update	19 May 11:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Dodge IA

This Afternoon
High: 59 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 39 °F
Partly Cloudy
Wednesday
High: 61 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Wednesday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 60 °F
Chance
Showers
Thursday Night
Low: 45 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 63 °F
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 47 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 73 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

Partly cloudy, with a low around 39. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Thursday

A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

A slight chance of showers, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 45. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Saturday

Partly sunny, with a high near 73.

Saturday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.

Memorial Day

Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.