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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair and Breezy

67°F

19°C

Humidity 44%
Wind Speed S 21 G 26 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1022.4 mb)
Dewpoint 44°F (7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 11:56 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Dakota City IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.

    Low: 43 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 69. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 66. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 43. Calm wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Breezy.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Dakota City IA
 42.72°N 94.2°W
Last Update:
11:52 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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