National Weather Service Forecast for: Fort Dodge IA
Issued by: National Weather Service Des Moines, IA
Updated: 8:12 pm CST Dec 17, 2025
 
Tonight

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 11pm.  Steady temperature around 39. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Windy. Slight
Chance Rain
then Rain
Thursday

Thursday: A slight chance of snow between 11am and 5pm.  Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance
Snow and
Windy
Thursday
Night
Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Friday

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Mostly Sunny

Friday
Night
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Mostly Cloudy

Saturday

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Mostly Sunny

Saturday
Night
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Mostly Clear

Sunday

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Mostly Sunny

Sunday
Night
Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Mostly Cloudy

Lo 39 °F Hi 36 °F Lo 6 °F Hi 31 °F Lo 24 °F Hi 35 °F Lo 13 °F Hi 33 °F Lo 24 °F

Wind Advisory
 

Tonight
 
Rain, mainly after 11pm. Steady temperature around 39. Windy, with a south southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south 16 to 21 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday
 
A slight chance of snow between 11am and 5pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph.
Friday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as zero. Light and variable wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Friday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.
Saturday Night
 
Mostly clear, with a low around 13.
Sunday
 
Mostly sunny, with a high near 33.
Sunday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24.
Monday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 42.
Monday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.
Tuesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 40.
Tuesday Night
 
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.
Wednesday
 
Partly sunny, with a high near 38.

 

Forecast from NOAA-NWS for Fort Dodge IA.