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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Mostly Cloudy

58°F

14°C

Humidity	90%
Wind Speed	NE 10 mph
Barometer	29.68 in (1004.7 mb)
Dewpoint	55°F (13°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	15 Apr 2:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Chapin IA

This Afternoon
High: 66 °F
Severe
Thunderstorms
Tonight
Low: 49 °F
Severe
Thunderstorms
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Thursday
High: 74 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Mostly Clear
Friday
High: 75 °F
Windy. Chance
Showers then
Showers
Friday Night
Low: 31 °F
Chance
Showers and
Windy
Saturday
High: 47 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Windy
Saturday Night
Low: 29 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Sunday
High: 54 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. East northeast wind 5 to 7 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Tonight

A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 10pm. Some of the storms could be severe. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 6 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 5 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

Thursday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 54. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

A chance of showers before 10am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10am and 1pm, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. High near 75. Windy, with a south southeast wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night

A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Windy. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Windy.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 54.

Sunday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Monday

Sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Breezy.