Fort Dodge, Iowa Weather
Fort Dodge, Iowa — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Fort Dodge, Webster County.
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About Fort Dodge, Iowa
Fort Dodge unfolds across the broad, rolling prairie, a landscape shaped by wind and patient earth. It lies 42.5 miles north-west of Ames, IA (from Ames, IA: bearing 319°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north-north-west of Coalville. The Des Moines River, a silver ribbon, charts its course through the fertile plains, its banks often softened by stands of cottonwood and elm. Here, the sky feels immense, a vast canvas where clouds drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace, and the light, especially as dusk descends, can cast a warm, honeyed glow over the patchwork of fields and the clustered rooftops. The air itself carries the scent of turned soil and, in certain seasons, the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a subtle yet persistent reminder of the land's enduring generosity. This place, Fort Dodge, carries the echoes of its past in its very structure and economy. Originally a military outpost, its strategic position on the river and its proximity to valuable gypsum deposits laid the groundwork for its future. The legacy of those early days is still palpable, a quiet strength underpinning the town's character. Today, agriculture remains the heart of Webster County, with vast expanses dedicated to soybeans and corn, their emerald and gold hues stretching to the horizon, feeding both local processing plants and distant markets. The gypsum industry, a cornerstone of Fort Dodge’s economy for generations, continues to extract the mineral that gives the region its distinctive white hills, a unique geological feature that lends a subtle, otherworldly beauty to the surrounding terrain. It is a place where the past is not forgotten but rather integrated into the ongoing narrative of a community deeply connected to the land and its resources.
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| Location | Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa |
| Coordinates | 42.497469°N, 94.168016°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 50501 |
| Area Code | 319 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Dodge, Iowa Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Dodge, Iowa, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fort Dodge includes coordinates 42.497469°N, 94.168016°W, situated in Webster County. ZIP code 50501. Telephone area code: 319. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
