Hurricane and Storm Surge Watches Issued for the Northern Gulf Coast for Strengthening Tropical Storm Isaias

Tropical Storm Isaias is forecast to track toward the central Gulf Coast while strengthening into a hurricane on Thursday. There is an increasing risk of damaging hurricane-force winds and life-threatening storm surge impacts along portions of the northern Gulf Coast Friday into Saturday. Isaias will bring heavy rainfall to the central Gulf Coast and much of the Southeast Friday into the weekend. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity	58%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	29.98 in (1016.6 mb)
Dewpoint	47°F (8°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	7 Oct 6:56 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Dakota City IA

Tonight
Low: 50 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Thursday
High: 71 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Thursday Night
Low: 55 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms then
Chance
T-storms
Friday
High: 79 °F
Becoming
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Sunny and
Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 60 °F
Clear and
Breezy then
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 79 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 56 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Increasing clouds, with a low around 50. North northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 71. Calm wind.

Thursday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday

Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Friday Night

Clear, with a low around 64. South wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

Saturday

Sunny, with a high near 82. Windy.

Saturday Night

Clear, with a low around 60. Breezy.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 79.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.