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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

35°F

2°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 29.84 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill28°F (-2°C)
Last update 5 Feb 5:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Thornton IA

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Windy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 34 °F⇓

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 9 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 20 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 37.

    High: 37 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.

    High: 50 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.

    Low: 34 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. Windy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 19 to 24 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 26 by 5pm. Windy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27. Wind chill values as low as 5. Light east southeast wind becoming south southeast 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 37.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 46.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37.
Wednesday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Thornton IA
 42.95°N 93.37°W
Last Update:
5:37 pm CST Feb 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Feb 5, 2026-6pm CST Feb 12, 2026
 
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