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Extreme Heat and Excessive Rainfall Today

Dangerous and extreme heat will remain across portions of the southern U.S. through the weekend. A heat wave over the Southwest U.S. will intensify this week, peaking and expanding into the Intermountain West and northern High Plains this weekend. Multiple rounds of thunderstorms will produce heavy to excessive rainfall with significant flash flooding across portions of southern New England. Read More >

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 65%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 29.98 in (1015.4 mb)
Dewpoint 71°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index89°F (32°C)
Last update 29 Jul 6:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Pocahontas IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Patchy Smoke
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 84 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 65. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.

    Low: 65 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 82.

    High: 82 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 59.

    Low: 59 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy smoke before 11pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 84. South wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Low around 65. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Windy, with a south southwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Breezy, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 82.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 59.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 83.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 84. Breezy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 63.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 80.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pocahontas IA
 42.74°N 94.65°W
Last Update:
6:26 pm CDT Jul 29, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Jul 29, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 5, 2026
 
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