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Fort Dodge, IA Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Fort Dodge, a city in Webster County, Iowa.

Today
76°F
Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then patchy fog and a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 2 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Fort Dodge

WhenTempForecastWindPrecip
Today 76°F Chance Showers And Thunderstorms then Patchy Fog 2 to 8 mph WNW 47%
Tonight 59°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 9 mph N 19%
Sunday 67°F Chance Drizzle 9 to 13 mph NE 34%
Sunday Night 54°F Chance Rain Showers 9 mph ENE 53%
Monday 62°F Chance Rain Showers 9 mph ENE 53%
Monday Night 49°F Chance Rain Showers 3 to 7 mph ENE 48%
Tuesday 61°F Partly Sunny 6 mph ENE 8%
Tuesday Night 45°F Mostly Clear 1 to 5 mph E 0%
Wednesday 66°F Sunny 3 mph ESE 1%
Wednesday Night 50°F Partly Cloudy 2 mph SE 9%
Thursday 68°F Slight Chance Rain Showers 3 mph SE 18%
Thursday Night 53°F Mostly Cloudy 2 mph SE 9%
Friday 70°F Partly Sunny 1 to 5 mph SE 9%
Friday Night 55°F Mostly Cloudy 3 mph SE 10%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Fort Dodge (42.510, -94.176). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Fort Dodge

Last spring frost
Apr 28
First fall frost
Oct 8
Growing season
162 days
Hardiness zone
5a

More local growing data for Fort Dodge: nearby ZIP 50501 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Iowa frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Ft Dodge 5Nnw, Ia (6.4 mi from Fort Dodge). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Sep 19, 2026.