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Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Unknown Precip

32°F

0°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	NE 15 G 21 mph
Barometer	29.49 in (1000.9 mb)
Dewpoint	32°F (0°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	15 Mar 4:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WSW Pioneer IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Overnight
Low: 33 °F
Rain
Sunday
High: 31 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 0 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 15 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Windy
Monday Night
Low: 1 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 32 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow and
Breezy
Tuesday Night
Low: 22 °F
Chance Snow
Wednesday
High: 50 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 34 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Rain. Steady temperature around 33. East wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday

Rain or freezing rain before 9am, then snow, freezing rain, and sleet likely between 9am and 10am, then snow after 10am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Temperature falling to around 25 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 5. Very windy, with a north wind 21 to 31 mph increasing to 31 to 41 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 5am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 0. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 31 to 39 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

Monday

Areas of blowing snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 15. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Breezy.

Tuesday Night

A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.