FOD Weather: METAR, TAF and Runway Winds

Fort Dodge Regional Airport, Fort Dodge, IA · KFOD

Current weather at Fort Dodge Regional Airport in Fort Dodge, IA (IATA FOD, ICAO KFOD): the latest observation puts the airport in IFR (instrument flight rules) conditions, wind 340° at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt. Below are the latest METAR and TAF from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center, decoded into plain English, and the headwind and crosswind on each runway.

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Current conditions (METAR)

IFRObserved at 13:56Z on Nov 5, 24 minutes ago

Wind: from the north-northwest (340° true) at 9 knots, gusting 17 knots.
Visibility: 3 miles.
Weather: mist.
Clouds: overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft above the ground.
Temperature: 8°C (47°F), dew point 8°C (46°F).
Altimeter: 29.86 inHg (1011 hPa).

METAR KFOD 051356Z AUTO 34009G17KT 3SM BR OVC006 08/08 A2986 RMK AO2 SLP129 T00830078 $

Runway winds

Components for the current wind, 340° at 9 kt, gusting 17 kt. Headings are true, as METAR winds are; the most-headwind runway ends are marked, among runways at least half as long as the longest.

Runway	Heading (true)	Headwind	Crosswind	Length
06	065°	1 kt (gusts 1)	9 kt from the left (gusts 17)	6,547 ft
24	245°	Tailwind 1 kt (gusts tail 1)	9 kt from the right (gusts 17)	6,547 ft
12	127°	Tailwind 8 kt (gusts tail 14)	5 kt from the left (gusts 9)	5,301 ft
30 Most headwind	307°	8 kt (gusts 14)	5 kt from the right (gusts 9)	5,301 ft

Forecast (TAF)

Issued Nov 5 11:41Z, valid Nov 5 12:00Z to Nov 6 12:00Z

TAF KFOD 051141Z 0512/0612 33011G18KT P6SM OVC007 TEMPO 0512/0516 3SM -DZ BR FM051800 34012G19KT P6SM OVC011 FM052200 35010KT P6SM OVC014 FM060200 VRB04KT P6SM SCT009 OVC018

Nov 5 12:00Z to 18:00Z
Wind 330° at 11 kt, gusting 18 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 700 ft.
Temporarily, Nov 5 12:00Z to 16:00Z
Visibility 3 miles; light drizzle, mist.
From Nov 5 18:00Z (until 22:00Z)
Wind 340° at 12 kt, gusting 19 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,100 ft.
From Nov 5 22:00Z (until Nov 6 02:00Z)
Wind 350° at 10 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; overcast at 1,400 ft.
From Nov 6 02:00Z (until 12:00Z)
Wind variable at 4 kt; visibility 6 miles or more; scattered clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 1,800 ft.

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FAA airport diagram, cycle 2611, effective Oct 29 to Nov 26, 2026. Reference only, not for navigation.

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Times are UTC (Z); the time after a slash is the local time at the airport. Weather and runway data come from the NOAA Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov) and are refreshed here every few minutes; the plain-English summaries are generated by cwsi.net and may simplify, so the raw METAR and TAF are authoritative. Runway headings are true, worked out from NOAA's runway alignment. cwsi.net is not affiliated with NOAA or the FAA: get an official weather briefing before flight.