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Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	96%
Wind Speed	NE 21 G 35 mph
Barometer	29.51 in (999.7 mb)
Dewpoint	29°F (-2°C)
Visibility	2.00 mi
Wind Chill	17°F (-8°C)
Last update	15 Mar 5:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

4 Miles N Swaledale IA

Blizzard Warning March 15, 07:00am until March 16, 07:00am

High Wind Warning March 15, 01:00pm until March 16, 04:00am

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Blizzard Warning

High Wind Warning

Today
High: 31 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Tonight
Low: 2 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
then Snow
Likely and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -3 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Windy
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 19 °F
Snow Likely
then Wintry
Mix Likely
Wednesday
High: 42 °F
Mostly Sunny
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy
Thursday
High: 52 °F
Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today

Rain, freezing rain and sleet, possibly mixed with snow before 10am, then snow and freezing rain likely between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. Some thunder is also possible. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 28 by 3pm. Very windy, with an east northeast wind 17 to 27 mph becoming north 31 to 41 mph. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. Total daytime snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight

Snow, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 2. Wind chill values as low as -20. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 38 to 43 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.

Monday

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 32 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely before 4am, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 42.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday

Partly sunny, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Friday

Partly sunny, with a high near 61. Breezy.

Friday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.