Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall Across the Midwest into the Great Lakes Region; Significant Heat in the Southwest

Strong to severe storms may produce damaging winds, isolated hail, and a few tornadoes from the Midwest into the lower Great Lakes. These storms may also produce areas of heavy rain and flash flooding. Significant heat will continue across parts of the Desert Southwest into western Texas and north Alaska. Dangerous heat will also build into the Eastern and Central U.S. and continue into next week. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Rain

73°F

23°C

Humidity	81%
Wind Speed	W 3 mph
Barometer	29.82 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint	67°F (19°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	18 Jun 4:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Thor IA

Extreme Heat Watch June 21, 12:00pm until June 22, 09:00pm

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Extreme Heat Watch

This Afternoon
High: 77 °F
Showers
Likely
Tonight
Low: 59 °F
Chance
T-storms then
Mostly Clear
Juneteenth
High: 86 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 68 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 94 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy then
Sunny and
Windy
Friday Night
Low: 77 °F
Mostly Clear
and Windy
Saturday
High: 97 °F
Hot and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 78 °F
Clear and
Windy
Sunday
High: 96 °F
Sunny and
Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 77. North northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 59. West wind 6 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Juneteenth

Sunny, with a high near 86. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

Thursday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. South wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7am. Sunny, with a high near 94. Windy, with a south wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 77. Windy.

Saturday

Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Windy.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 78. Windy.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 96. Windy.

Sunday Night

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 74. Windy.

Monday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. Chance of precipitation is 70%.