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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 56%
Wind Speed Vrbl 3 mph
Barometer 30.35 in (1029.3 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 28 Nov 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Swaledale IA

Winter Storm Warning November 28, 06:00pm until November 30, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Warning

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light and variable wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 28 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow. Low around 21. East southeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Low: 21 °F

    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 26. East wind around 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.

    High: 26 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 11 °F

    Blustery.
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.

    High: 13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 21.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 28. Light and variable wind. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow. Low around 21. East southeast wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. High near 26. East wind around 14 mph becoming north northeast in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 11. Wind chill values as low as zero. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 21.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Swaledale IA
 42.97°N 93.31°W
Last Update:
12:36 pm CST Nov 28, 2025
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Nov 28, 2025-6pm CST Dec 4, 2025
 
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