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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

39°F

4°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed W 20 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.36 in (994.1 mb)
Dewpoint 29°F (-2°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 18 Feb 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Mason City IA

Wind Advisory until February 18, 04:00pm
Red Flag Warning February 18, 10:00am until February 18, 07:00pm
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Wind Advisory
Red Flag Warning
  •  
    Wind Advisory until February 18, 04:00pm

    NOW until 4:00pm Wed

    Wind Advisory

  • Today

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 12 to 17 mph becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 41 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Blustery.
    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

    Low: 13 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.

    Low: 10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 55. Windy, with a west wind 21 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 47 mph.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a west wind 12 to 17 mph becoming north northwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
A chance of rain and snow before 9pm, then snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Wind chill values as low as 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 27.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 24. Blustery.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 8.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 27.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 39. Breezy.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Mason City IA
 43.15°N 93.19°W
Last Update:
7:12 am CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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