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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

N/A

Humidity NA
Wind Speed SW 20 mph
Barometer 29.48 in
Dewpoint N/A
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 12 Mar 11:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dakota City IA

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 10:00pm until March 16, 10:00am
High Wind Warning until March 13, 07:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 13, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of rain before 10pm, then rain and snow. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Breezy.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 38. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Blowing Snow
    then Heavy
    Snow and
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy.

    Low: 2 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Windy.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Windy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Windy, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph increasing to 29 to 34 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. North northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming east after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 43. East southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of rain before 10pm, then rain and snow. Low around 28. Breezy, with an east wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 38. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 45.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dakota City IA
 42.72°N 94.2°W
Last Update:
10:26 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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