Fort Dodge, Kansas Weather
Fort Dodge, Kansas — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fort Dodge, Ford County.
Full aviation weather for Fort Dodge is published on the Dodge City Regional Airport (KDDC) page, 4 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 3 airfields within reach of Fort Dodge have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fort Dodge: Jetmore Municipal Airport (KK79) 28 km · Montezuma Municipal Airport (K17) 50 km
Conditions reported at KDDC describe the airfield itself. Weather 4 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fort Dodge specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Fort Dodge.
About Fort Dodge, Kansas
Fort Dodge, Kansas, unfurls across a landscape defined by the relentless generosity of the prairie sky. It lies 4.7 miles east-south-east of Dodge City, KS (from Dodge City, KS: bearing 108°T), and is situated 0.6 miles north-north-west of Wilroads Gardens. The terrain here is a study in subtle gradients, a vast, open canvas where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious sweep, meeting the heavens in a soft, distant blur. Fields of wheat, gold under the high sun, ripple like a sun-baked sea, their stalks whispering secrets to the wind that combs tirelessly across the land. The air itself carries a certain cleanness, a dry, sweet scent of earth and growing things, particularly potent in the hushed moments before dawn when the world seems to hold its breath. Even the clouds, when they gather, possess a dramatic grandeur, their shadows painting fleeting, ephemeral patterns on the land below, a constant reminder of the immense forces at play in this wide-open country. The history of Fort Dodge is deeply entwined with the westward expansion and the military presence that once guarded this frontier. The fort itself, though now largely a memory etched into the land, served as a vital outpost, a point of resilience against the vastness and the challenges of the early days. Today, the economy of Fort Dodge is a reflection of its enduring connection to the soil, with agriculture remaining a cornerstone, the bounty of the fields shaping the rhythm of life. The distinctive character of Fort Dodge is also found in its quiet persistence, a place where the echoes of its past mingle with the steady pulse of present-day life, a testament to the enduring spirit of those who have called this open country home.
Live animated radar for Fort Dodge and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas |
| Coordinates | 37.731965°N, 99.93541°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 67801, 67843 |
| Area Code | 785 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fort Dodge, Kansas Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fort Dodge, Kansas, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. 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 37.731965°N, 99.935410°W, situated in Ford County. ZIP code 67801, 67843. Telephone area code: 785. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. 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.
