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Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

70°F

21°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 7 mph
Barometer	29.91 in (1013.1 mb)
Dewpoint	70°F (21°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	9 Jun 5:56 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Pocahontas IA

Heat Advisory June 9, 01:00pm until June 9, 09:00pm

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Heat Advisory

Today
High: 93 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Mostly
Sunny and
Breezy
Tonight
Low: 74 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Wednesday
High: 93 °F
Chance
T-storms and
Windy
Wednesday Night
Low: 62 °F
Mostly Clear
then Chance
Showers
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Thursday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 59 °F
Mostly Clear
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 101. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

Tonight

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 74. Breezy, with a south southeast wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday

A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Windy, with a south wind 17 to 24 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Wednesday Night

A chance of showers between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 62. West wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 10am, then showers likely between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 83.

Friday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 59.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.

Saturday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.