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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Partly Cloudy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 58%
Wind Speed NW 13 G 20 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1031.2 mb)
Dewpoint -2°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 22 Jan 4:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Badger IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 23, 12:00pm until January 24, 03:00am
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 09:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: -15 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -35. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -20. East southeast wind around 5 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. East wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.

    High: 6 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 17.

    High: 17 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 3.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Wind chill values as low as -35. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near -4. Wind chill values as low as -35. North northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -20. North wind around 6 mph becoming east after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -20. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 6.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 17.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 3.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 19.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4.
Thursday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Badger IA
 42.61°N 94.14°W
Last Update:
3:17 pm CST Jan 22, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 29, 2026
 
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