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Fort Dodge, IA weather

It is 55°F and cloudy at Fort Dodge as of Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Overnight: Patchy Fog, low near 53°F, 2% chance of precipitation. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT.

Updated Oct 28, 4:28 AM CDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

55°F

Cloudy

Wind

SE 3 mph

Humidity 100% · dew point 55°F

Pressure · visibility

30.05 inHg

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Fort Dodge (KFOD), Oct 28, 4:05 AM CDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

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From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 5:12 AM EDT. No alerts are active anywhere in Iowa.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Fort Dodge (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Wed 4 AM54°FMostly Cloudy2%SSE 6 mph
Wed 5 AM54°FMostly Cloudy2%SSE 6 mph
Wed 6 AM54°FPartly Sunny8%SSE 6 mph
Wed 7 AM54°FPartly Sunny13%SSE 6 mph
Wed 8 AM54°FPartly Sunny13%SSE 7 mph
Wed 9 AM58°FMostly Sunny14%SSE 8 mph
Wed 10 AM63°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%S 9 mph
Wed 11 AM65°FSlight Chance Rain Showers15%S 10 mph
Wed 12 PM69°FMostly Sunny7%S 13 mph
Wed 1 PM72°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%S 14 mph
Wed 2 PM73°FSlight Chance Rain Showers19%S 15 mph
Wed 3 PM74°FSlight Chance Rain Showers18%S 15 mph
Wed 4 PM75°FSlight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms15%S 14 mph
Wed 5 PM74°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%S 12 mph
Wed 6 PM71°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms43%S 9 mph
Wed 7 PM69°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms46%S 8 mph
Wed 8 PM63°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely60%SSW 7 mph
Wed 9 PM62°FShowers And Thunderstorms Likely62%SW 6 mph
Wed 10 PM61°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms44%WSW 5 mph
Wed 11 PM60°FChance Showers And Thunderstorms33%W 5 mph
Thu 12 AM59°FMostly Cloudy3%WNW 3 mph
Thu 1 AM58°FMostly Cloudy1%NW 5 mph
Thu 2 AM57°FMostly Cloudy0%NNW 5 mph
Thu 3 AM55°FPartly Cloudy0%NNW 6 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Fort Dodge can differ.

7-day forecast

Overnight

Low 53°F

Patchy fog before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. South southeast wind 2 to 6 mph.

Wednesday

High 76°F·Low 47°F

A slight chance of rain showers between 10am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 4pm and 5pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. South wind 6 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7pm and 8pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 8pm and midnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 47, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. West northwest wind 3 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday

High 66°F·Low 44°F

Sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 5 mph.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday

High 61°F·Low 47°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 51°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday

High 66°F·Low 52°F

A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Monday

High 64°F·Low 50°F

Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday

High 62°F

Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Fort Dodge is served by the National Weather Service DMX forecast office, forecast zone IAZ035, county zone IAC187.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Fort Dodge (42.5099, -94.1757), in Webster County. Population: 24,886 (2024 estimate), number 21 of the 27 Iowa cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KDMX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/42.5099,-94.1757 (forecast issued Oct 28, 1:26 AM CDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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