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Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

33°F

1°C

Humidity	85%
Wind Speed	E 15 mph
Barometer	29.53 in (1002.2 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	15 Mar 2:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Dodge IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 37 °F
Rain and
Breezy
Sunday
High: 32 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 2 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 15 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 23 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Rain and possibly a thunderstorm. Steady temperature around 37. Breezy, with a southeast wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain and snow before 10am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Patchy blowing snow before 10am, then widespread blowing snow after 11am. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Very windy, with a north wind 16 to 26 mph increasing to 27 to 37 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 30 to 37 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.