7-Day Forecast 42.5°N 94.18°W (Text-Only)
NWS Forecast for: Fort Dodge IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Last Update: 5:49 pm CDT May 5, 2024




Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Windy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Low around 54. Windy, with a southeast wind 17 to 22 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Wednesday: A chance of showers, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Thursday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42. Breezy.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 75. Breezy.



Fort Dodge IA
 42.5°N 94.18°W

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