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Excessive Rainfall Possible This Weekend; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across the northern Gulf Coast and Southeast U.S. through this weekend. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will impact southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley into next week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 42%
Wind Speed S 18 G 29 mph
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.0 mb)
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Oct 11:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSE Mason City IA

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 67 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 49 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 41. Light west northwest wind.

    Low: 41 °F

    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

    High: 69 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Breezy, with a south wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 49. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 65. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
Clear, with a low around 41. Light west northwest wind.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 71.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 69.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSE Mason City IA
 43.08°N 93.13°W
Last Update:
11:52 am CDT Oct 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm CDT Oct 3, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 9, 2026
 
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