Areas of Excessive Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorms; Typhoon Watch for Guam/CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue today from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Locally considerable flash and urban flooding is possible, and river flooding will continue in central Oklahoma. Scattered severe thunderstorms are possible in parts of the Mid-Atlantic Friday. A Typhoon Watch has been issued for Guam and CNMI. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Light Rain Fog/Mist

50°F

10°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 8 G 18 mph
Barometer 30.00 in (1017.5 mb)
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 2:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles SSE Pocahontas IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch
  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers.  High near 54. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 54 °F

    Showers

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 41 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am.  Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Showers. High near 54. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 8am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 17 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles SSE Pocahontas IA
 42.7°N 94.65°W
1:52 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
3pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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