Heavy Rainfall and Severe Thunderstorm Threats for the Plains and Southeast

A frontal boundary extending from the western High Plains to the Southeast will focus additional showers and thunderstorms this weekend. Some of these storms may become severe, alongside frequent lightning, and isolated instances of flash flooding. Meanwhile dry conditions will continue for the Great Basin where fire weather concerns linger. For the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, seasonable weather. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55° N Lon: 94.18° W Elev: 1161 ft.

A Few Clouds

55°F

13°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	E 3 mph
Barometer	30.38 in (1029.8 mb)
Dewpoint	54°F (12°C)
Visibility	7.00 mi
Last update	2 Aug 3:56 am CDT

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Detailed forecast for

Pocahontas County

Today

Partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Areas of smoke. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday

Areas of smoke in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny with a slight chance of showers. A slight chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 80s.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening, then mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Friday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s. Heat index values up to 100 in the afternoon.