As of 09:09 CDT

Weather in Fort Dodge, IA

60°Current weather

Fort Dodge, Friday, 23 October, 09:09

Clear. Feels like 59°. High 71°, low 56°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind6.9 mph SE
Humidity72%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point51°

Monthly outlook for Fort Dodge, IA: average high 62.4°, average low 50.1°. That is 4.8° above the climate normal for October. Precipitation is expected on 5 days (about 1.6 inches), against a normal of 4 days and 1.1 inches. The warmest day looks like 24 October (74.9°), the coolest 30 October (37.8°).

62.4°/50.1°
Average high / low
+4.8°
Above normal
5 / 4
Wet days / normal
1.6 in
Precipitation this month

Ten-day blocks vs climate normal

PeriodForecast highNormalDifference
23 October – 1 November62.3°55.4°+3.8°
2 November – 11 November62.6°49.7°+7.2°
12 November – 21 Novemberat normal44.9°—

October records over 66 years

87.8°1 October 2023All-time high
16.5°27 October 2020All-time low

Climate normals and records are computed from the nearest reference point — Vincent (10 mi).

Sat, 2475° / 56°0Mostly clear
75 °Mostly clear

Fort Dodge, Saturday, 24 October

Mostly clear. High 75°, low 56°.

Pressure30.18 inHg
Wind11.5 mph S
Humidity53%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point52°
Sun, 2567° / 51°0Overcast
67 °Overcast

Fort Dodge, Sunday, 25 October

Overcast. High 67°, low 51°.

Pressure30.36 inHg
Wind6 mph NE
Humidity69%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point53°
Mon, 2659° / 49°0.05Light rain
59 °Light rain

Fort Dodge, Monday, 26 October

Light rain. High 59°, low 49°.

Pressure30.39 inHg
Wind8.7 mph NE
Humidity59%
Visibility6.2 mi
Dew point42°
Tue, 2767° / 51°0.02Light rain
67 °Light rain

Fort Dodge, Tuesday, 27 October

Light rain. High 67°, low 51°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind13.1 mph S
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Wed, 2866° / 50°0.36Rain
66 °Rain

Fort Dodge, Wednesday, 28 October

Rain. High 66°, low 50°.

Pressure29.91 inHg
Wind15.2 mph W
Humidity58%
Visibility—
Dew point49°
Thu, 2951° / 40°0Overcast
51 °Overcast

Fort Dodge, Thursday, 29 October

Overcast. High 51°, low 40°.

Pressure30.24 inHg
Wind18.6 mph NW
Humidity48%
Visibility—
Dew point30°
Fri, 3051° / 38°0Overcast
51 °Overcast

Fort Dodge, Friday, 30 October

Overcast. High 51°, low 38°.

Pressure30.30 inHg
Wind9.6 mph E
Humidity41%
Visibility—
Dew point25°
Sat, 3149° / 42°0.01Light rain
49 °Light rain

Fort Dodge, Saturday, 31 October

Light rain. High 49°, low 42°.

Pressure30.09 inHg
Wind7.9 mph E
Humidity90%
Visibility—
Dew point44°
Sun, 0166° / 50°0Overcast
66 °Overcast

Fort Dodge, Sunday, 1 November

Overcast. High 66°, low 50°.

Pressure30.06 inHg
Wind9.7 mph S
Humidity78%
Visibility—
Dew point51°
Mon, 0257° / 54°0.77Heavy rain
57 °Heavy rain

Fort Dodge, Monday, 2 November

Heavy rain. High 57°, low 54°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind17.1 mph SE
Humidity92%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Tue, 0363° / 57°0.04Light rain
63 °Light rain

Fort Dodge, Tuesday, 3 November

Light rain. High 63°, low 57°.

Pressure29.65 inHg
Wind7.2 mph S
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point59°
Wed, 0466° / 54°0Clear
66 °Clear

Fort Dodge, Wednesday, 4 November

Clear. High 66°, low 54°.

Pressure29.74 inHg
Wind9.5 mph W
Humidity55%
Visibility—
Dew point47°
Thu, 0557° / 52°0.33Rain
57 °Rain

Fort Dodge, Thursday, 5 November

Rain. High 57°, low 52°.

Pressure29.83 inHg
Wind6 mph NW
Humidity94%
Visibility—
Dew point53°
Fri, 0663° / 49°0Partly cloudy
63 °Partly cloudy

Fort Dodge, Friday, 6 November

Partly cloudy. High 63°, low 49°.

Pressure29.80 inHg
Wind13.3 mph W
Humidity46%
Visibility—
Dew point40°
Sat, 0769° / 52°0Clear
69 °Clear

Fort Dodge, Saturday, 7 November

Clear. High 69°, low 52°.

Pressure29.85 inHg
Wind12.2 mph W
Humidity40%
Visibility—
Dew point41°
From day 17 onward the outlook is built from 60-year climate statistics
Sun, 0850° / 34°0.04Climate normal
50 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Sunday, 8 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high50°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high75° (1999)
Record low-2° (1991)
Mon, 0949° / 34°0.11Climate normal
49 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Monday, 9 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high49°
Average low34°
Average precipitation0.11 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high73° (2022)
Record low17° (2018)
Tue, 1046° / 31°0.09Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Tuesday, 10 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation30%
Record high74° (2012)
Record low11° (2018)
Wed, 1146° / 29°0.08Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Wednesday, 11 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (1964)
Record low6° (1986)
Thu, 1244° / 29°0.07Climate normal
44 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Thursday, 12 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high44°
Average low29°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high67° (2005)
Record low4° (2019)
Fri, 1346° / 30°0.06Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Friday, 13 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high72° (1999)
Record low3° (1986)
Sat, 1446° / 31°0.03Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Saturday, 14 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.03 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high71° (2025)
Record low13° (2014)
Sun, 1546° / 31°0.07Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Sunday, 15 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.07 in
Chance of precipitation22%
Record high69° (2001)
Record low15° (1997)
Mon, 1646° / 30°0.05Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Monday, 16 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.05 in
Chance of precipitation23%
Record high69° (2001)
Record low2° (1997)
Tue, 1746° / 31°0.09Climate normal
46 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Tuesday, 17 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high46°
Average low31°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high69° (2016)
Record low9° (2005)
Wed, 1845° / 30°0.06Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Wednesday, 18 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.06 in
Chance of precipitation27%
Record high70° (1999)
Record low-1° (1961)
Thu, 1945° / 30°0.08Climate normal
45 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Thursday, 19 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high45°
Average low30°
Average precipitation0.08 in
Chance of precipitation25%
Record high65° (2020)
Record low6° (1997)
Fri, 2042° / 28°0.09Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Friday, 20 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low28°
Average precipitation0.09 in
Chance of precipitation20%
Record high65° (2003)
Record low9° (1964)
Sat, 2142° / 26°0.04Climate normal
42 °Climate normal

Fort Dodge, Saturday, 21 November

Climate normal for this date — 60-year average.

Average high42°
Average low26°
Average precipitation0.04 in
Chance of precipitation15%
Record high71° (1990)
Record low-1° (2000)

About the monthly outlook

How accurate is a 30-day forecast?

The first 16 days come from weather models — reliable for the first 3–5 days and progressively less so after that. Days 17 through 30 for Fort Dodge, IA are built from the climate normal, the 60-year average, so they show typical weather for those dates rather than a specific forecast.

What does "above normal" mean?

We compare the forecast against the climate normal for those exact calendar days, computed from 60 years of observations. The deviation shows how much the coming month differs from a typical one.

Where do the 66-year records come from?

They are real temperature extremes recorded in Fort Dodge, IA since 1960: the highest and lowest reading for each calendar date, with the year it happened.

How often is it updated?

The forecast portion refreshes every hour; the climate portion is based on long-term data and stays stable.