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Blizzard Warning in effect from March 15, 07:00 AM CDT until March 16, 07:00 AM CDT
High Wind Warning in effect from March 15, 01:00 PM CDT until March 16, 04:00 AM CDT

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Overcast and Breezy

34°F

1°C

Humidity	70%
Wind Speed	E 22 G 29 mph
Barometer	29.94 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint	25°F (-4°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 2:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

2 Miles ESE Mason City Municipal Airport 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

This Afternoon
High: 41 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 30 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain
Sunday
High: 35 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 11 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -2 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
then Mostly
Clear
Tuesday
High: 27 °F
Mostly Sunny
then Chance
Snow
Tuesday Night
Low: 20 °F
Snow Likely
Wednesday
High: 43 °F
Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 13 to 16 mph.

Tonight

A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain after 4am. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday

Rain and sleet before 10am, then snow and sleet likely between 10am and 11am, then snow after 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 3pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Very windy, with a north wind 21 to 26 mph increasing to 33 to 38 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow, mainly before 1am. Widespread blowing snow. Low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 34 to 38 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Monday

Widespread blowing snow, mainly before 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 27.

Tuesday Night

Snow likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 43.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Thursday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 57.