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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Partly Cloudy and Breezy

79°F

26°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed S 23 G 36 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1009.8 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index80°F (27°C)
Last update 5 Oct 12:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

3 Miles W Sheffield IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 50. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 50 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 42 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 66 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41.

    Low: 41 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 68.

    High: 68 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    High: 70 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Windy, with a south southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers. Low around 50. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North northeast wind 8 to 10 mph. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 42. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. Calm wind becoming north around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
3 Miles W Sheffield IA
 42.91°N 93.28°W
Last Update:
12:22 pm CDT Oct 5, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CDT Oct 5, 2025-6pm CDT Oct 11, 2025
 
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