Areas of Severe Thunderstorms, Critical Fire Weather, and HeatRisk for Monday

Isolated severe thunderstorms with locally damaging wind gusts and hail are possible Monday across parts of the Southeast U.S. Elevated to critical fire weather including gusty winds and low relative humidity is forecast Monday over much of the northern Great Plains. Above normal temperatures in the Southeast and Southwest U.S. will bring moderate to isolated major HeatRisk Monday. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

50°F

10°C

Humidity 39%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.20 in (1024.1 mb)
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 10 May 11:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles NNW Fort Dodge IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 37 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Areas of frost before 7am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 75 °F

    Areas Frost
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am.  Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 56 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 81. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 81 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 75.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Windy.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy
    then Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Mostly clear, with a low around 37. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Monday
Areas of frost before 7am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south southeast 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers between 3am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 56. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a slight chance of showers between 7am and 9am. Mostly cloudy, then gradual clearing during the afternoon, with a high near 81. Windy, with a south southwest wind 16 to 22 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Breezy, with a northwest wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Windy.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Windy.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 57.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles NNW Fort Dodge IA
 42.55°N 94.2°W
11:16 pm CDT May 10, 2026
12am CDT May 11, 2026-6pm CDT May 17, 2026
 
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