
Hurricane Isaias to Approach the Northern Gulf Coast on Friday
Isaias is expected to approach the northern Gulf Coast as a strong hurricane on Friday, bringing life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, heavy rain, and severe thunderstorms across the region and Southeast into the weekend, with risks of flooding and tornadoes. Read More >
Current conditions at
Fort Dodge (KFOD)
Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.
Fair
72°F
22°C
| Humidity | 33% |
| Wind Speed | S 6 mph |
| Barometer | 30.12 in (1021.1 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 41°F (5°C) |
| Visibility | 10.00 mi |
| Last update | 8 Oct 12:56 pm CDT |
Extended Forecast for
Palmer IA
This Afternoon

High: 75 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tonight
Low: 55 °F
Chance
Showers then
Chance
T-stormsFriday
High: 80 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
SunnyFriday Night

Low: 64 °F
Clear
Saturday

High: 82 °F
Sunny and
WindySaturday Night

Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday

High: 80 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night

Low: 58 °F
Partly Cloudy
Columbus Day

High: 70 °F
Partly Sunny
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9am. Sunny, with a high near 80. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58.
Columbus Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 61.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.
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Point Forecast:
Palmer IA
42.61°N 94.59°W
42.61°N 94.59°W
11:37 am CDT Oct 8, 2026
1pm CDT Oct 8, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 14, 2026


