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Severe Thunderstorms and Heavy Rainfall; Typhoon Watch in Guam and CNMI

Heavy to excessive rainfall will continue through tonight from the Texas Big Bend region into southern Oklahoma. Scattered damaging wind gusts and a few tornadoes may accompany a line of severe thunderstorms that is expected across the Mid-Atlantic into New England Friday. A Typhoon Watch continues for Guam and CNMI as Tropical Storm Champi will strengthen and approach the islands this weekend. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Fort Dodge (KFOD)

Lat: 42.55°NLon: 94.18°WElev: 1161ft.

Overcast

51°F

11°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed W 12 G 21 mph
Barometer 30.09 in (1020.7 mb)
Dewpoint 48°F (9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill47°F (8°C)
Last update 15 Oct 7:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Pocahontas IA

Freeze Watch October 17, 01:00am until October 17, 09:00am
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Freeze Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Windy. Slight
    Chance Rain
    then Gradual
    Clearing

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Frost

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.

    High: 57 °F

    Frost then
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.

    Low: 44 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 8am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 50. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Widespread frost, mainly after midnight. Otherwise, clear, with a low around 30. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 57. Light south southwest wind increasing to 8 to 13 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South wind 9 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74.
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Point Forecast:
Pocahontas IA
 42.74°N 94.68°W
Last Update:
8:01 pm CDT Oct 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CDT Oct 15, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 22, 2026
 
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