Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Rain

52°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 29.99 in (1017.2 mb)
Dewpoint 52°F (11°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill49°F (9°C)
Last update 15 Oct 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles WSW Palmer IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers.  Steady temperature around 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 51 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 51 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 42.

    Low: 42 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers. Steady temperature around 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 42.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Breezy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 70.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
4 Miles WSW Palmer IA
 42.61°N 94.68°W
11:02 am CDT Oct 15, 2026
12pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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