Isolated Severe Storms in the Midwest; Fire Weather Concerns in the Northern Plains; Record Heat in the West

Isolated severe storms are possible across parts of the Florida Peninsula and the Great Lakes to Lower Missouri Valley and south-central Plains late this afternoon and early evening. Elevated to critical fire weather concerns continue over much of the northern Great Plains. Above average temperatures persist across portions of the West today. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Mostly Cloudy

69°F

21°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	W 15 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1014.0 mb)
Dewpoint	42°F (6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	12 May 10:56 am CDT

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Dodge IA

Today
High: 80 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Tonight
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
and Breezy
then Mostly
Clear
Wednesday
High: 76 °F
Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 47 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 79 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Friday
High: 88 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 88 °F
Sunny then
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

Tonight

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Wednesday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 47. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming southeast after midnight.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Windy, with a south southeast wind 11 to 16 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

Thursday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 88.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.

Saturday Night

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 86. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Breezy.

Monday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.