Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KFOD

Dakota City, IA weather

Mostly sunny and 77°25°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 77°25°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the south-southwest. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.18 inHg1022 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 77°25° today at 3 PM
Low 50°10° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 76°24° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 69°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Cloudy
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2p	Sunny	76°24° (likely 73°23° to 77°25°)	76°24°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	40%	26%	3
Sat 3p	Sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	39%	21%	2
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	77°25° (likely 74°23° to 78°26°)	77°25°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	39%	27%	1
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	76°24° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	76°24°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from SW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	42%	57%	1
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	73°23° (likely 68°20° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WSW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	65%	0
Sat 7p	Mostly cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	59%	49%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	65%	71%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	89%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	75%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	77%	81%	0
Sun 1a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	80%	82%	0
Sun 2a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	83%	0
Sun 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	82%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	84%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	86%	82%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	86%	84%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	89%	81%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	89%	78%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	83%	71%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	72%	65%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	65%	68%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 56°13° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	60%	76%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	79%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	54%	77%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 60°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	69%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)	69°21°	5%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	49%	69%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 58°14° to 67°19°)	67°19°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	50%	70%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 55°13° to 65°18°)	65°18°	5%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	52%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	83%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	66%	81%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	68%	80%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	82%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	68%	84%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	90%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	68%	97%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	68%	100%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	65%	99%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	65%	98%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	71%	96%	0
Mon 9a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	68%	99%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	54°12°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	93%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	57°14°	5%	8 mph13 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	59%	90%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	60°16°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	92%	2
Mon 1p	Cloudy	63°17° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	63°17°	5%	9 mph14 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	90%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–69°21°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 34°1°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 66°19°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East wind around 9 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 34°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 69°21°, low 54°12°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 65°18°
  20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 54°12°
  20% chance · 0.08 in2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 72. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–55°13°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 33°1°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Showers. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.09 in2.3 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 32°0°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 36 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 66°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.69 in18 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.2 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  60% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  60% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.19 in4.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
55°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.29 in7.4 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 45°7°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
56°13°–66°19°
Low, likely
39°4°–59°15°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 31°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 56°13°, low 44°7°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  30% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–67°19°
Low, likely
33°1°–61°16°
Typical high / low
52°11° / 31°−1°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 47 mph75 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 77°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 47°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 53°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 56–73°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

0.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.6 ft
Flow: 372 cfs

Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

1.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 592 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Boone River near Goldfield

13 mi

Level: 7.9 ft
Flow: 94 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

14 mi

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 259 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 145

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

FORT DODGE 5NNW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1899–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−2°−1°SunOct 18
—MonOct 19
+6°+3°TueOct 20
+7°+4°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
+17°+9°FriOct 23
+19°+10°SatOct 24

Dakota City weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 39 min; Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 37 min less
Golden hour: 5:40–6:38 PM; Morning 7:23–8:20 AM
Blue hour: 6:38–6:49 PM; Morning 7:12–7:23 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:19 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Dakota City. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Dakota City, IA weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Fork Des Moines River at Dakota City

West Fork Des Moines River at Humboldt

Boone River near Goldfield

Lizard Creek near Fort Dodge

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Poor

Moon