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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair and Breezy

43°F

6°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 24 G 39 mph
Barometer 29.38 in (995.3 mb)
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 12 Mar 11:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Mason City IA

Winter Storm Watch March 14, 10:00pm until March 16, 10:00am
High Wind Warning until March 13, 10:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
High Wind Warning
  •  
    High Wind Warning until March 13, 10:00am

    NOW until 10:00am Fri

    High Wind Warning

  • Overnight

    Low: 29 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain and Very
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of snow before 10pm, then rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 29 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. High near 35. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow/Sleet
    and Blowing
    Snow then
    Heavy Snow
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 5 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Windy.

    High: 13 °F

    Windy. Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Mostly
    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of rain before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Very windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph becoming west northwest 34 to 39 mph. Winds could gust as high as 60 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 33 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 39. East southeast wind 6 to 13 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow before 10pm, then rain and snow. Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Low around 29. Breezy, with an east wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Sunday
Snow, possibly mixed with sleet, becoming all snow after 10am. The snow could be heavy at times. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 11am. High near 35. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
Sunday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Partly sunny, with a high near 13. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2. Blustery.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 25.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 41.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48.
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Point Forecast:
Mason City IA
 43.15°N 93.22°W
Last Update:
10:26 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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