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Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

A Few Clouds

74°F

23°C

Humidity 46%
Wind Speed E 6 mph
Barometer 30.43 in (1031.3 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 1 Aug 12:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WNW Fort Dodge IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 73. East wind around 6 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Areas of smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 56 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of smoke after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Areas
    Smoke

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 73. East wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Areas of smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. East wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Areas of smoke after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 88.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WNW Fort Dodge IA
 42.53°N 94.26°W
Last Update:
12:22 pm CDT Aug 1, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Aug 1, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 7, 2025
 
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