FM
Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
10° · 3 kt
6+ mi · SCT 10000
KFODIATA FODUSFlight category: VFR
Fort Dodge Regional Airport (FOD/KFOD)
Fort Dodge347 m
5°CTemperature340° · 8 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
5°C
Dew point
-2.2°C
Wind
340° · 8 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
30.17 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
65°Headwind
1 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
8 ktFrom the left
Cloud ceiling profile
Ceiling
3,200 ftOVC
OVC3,200 ft AGL
METAR
Nov 12, 2026, 6:56 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:56 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 340° · 8 kt · Wind varying between 300°–10°
- visibility
- 10 SM
- clouds
- OVC · overcast · 3,200 ft AGL
- temperature
- 5 °C
- dew point
- -2 °C
- altimeter setting
- 30.17 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,023.8 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- SLP238
- Supplementary code
- T00501022
- Supplementary code
- $
TAF
Nov 12, 2026, 5:36 PM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 360° · 10 kt · gusting to 16 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 2,000 ft AGL OVC · overcast · 3,500 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC) – Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 350° · 10 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 5,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Nov 13, 2026, 4:00 AM (UTC) – Nov 13, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- 10° · 3 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 10,000 ft AGL
Terminal forecast
FM
Nov 12, 2026, 10:00 PM (UTC)
350° · 10 kt
6+ mi · BKN 5000
BASE
Nov 12, 2026, 6:00 PM (UTC)
360° · 10 kt
6+ mi · FEW 2000 · OVC 3500
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2026, 6:56 PM (UTC) | VFR | 5°C | 8 kt | 10+ mi |
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