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Hurricane Erin continues to track northward. Tropical storm force winds, storm surge conditions will increase for the Outer Banks today and portions of coastal Virginia. Life-threatening surf and rip currents along much of the east coast of the U.S. this week. Major to extreme HeatRisk with new record high temperatures are expected for many areas of the western U.S. this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

A Few Clouds

83°F

28°C

Humidity	57%
Wind Speed	Vrbl 5 mph
Barometer	30.13 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint	66°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Heat Index	85°F (29°C)
Last update	20 Aug 2:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Fort Dodge IA

This Afternoon
High: 85 °F
Sunny
Tonight
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Patchy Fog
then Mostly
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 62 °F
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 83 °F
Partly Sunny
then Chance
T-storms
Friday Night
Low: 60 °F
Chance
T-storms
Saturday
High: 75 °F
Sunny
Saturday Night
Low: 50 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 70 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Sunny, with a high near 85. Northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tonight

Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 64. Northeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday

Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind around 6 mph.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 60. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 75.

Saturday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 50.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 70.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 45.