Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

60°F

16°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	NW 3 mph
Barometer	30.08 in (1019.3 mb)
Dewpoint	58°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Aug 3:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Barnum IA

Today
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 85 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Friday Night
Low: 66 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 72 °F
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Monday
High: 90 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming north northwest around 5 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Calm wind.

Friday

Increasing clouds, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 88. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

Sunday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 72.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 87.