Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Snow

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed N 17 G 28 mph
Barometer 30.05 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint 6°F (-14°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 18 Jan 6:56 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Badger IA

Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 09:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 07:29pm until January 18, 09:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 18, 07:29pm until January 18, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: -3 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.

    High: 21 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of snow after noon.  Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.

    High: 26 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.

    Low: 6 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before 8pm. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a west wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -10. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 21. Wind chill values as low as -5. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2.
Friday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 2.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 8.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Badger IA
 42.63°N 94.17°W
5:07 pm CST Jan 18, 2026
7pm CST Jan 18, 2026-6pm CST Jan 25, 2026
 
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