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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

67°F

19°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.10 in (1017.9 mb)
Dewpoint 67°F (19°C)
Visibility 7.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 4:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Rockwell IA

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 80 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after 4am.  Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy fog before 7am.  Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light south southeast wind.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 79 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 56 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 72.

    High: 72 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Calm wind becoming north northeast around 6 mph in the morning.
Tonight
Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 60. East northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Light south southeast wind.
Friday
A slight chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Friday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10pm, then a slight chance of showers between 10pm and 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 72.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 66.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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Point Forecast:
Rockwell IA
 43°N 93.19°W
4:34 am CDT Aug 20, 2025
5am CDT Aug 20, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2025
 
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