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Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fog

33°F

1°C

Humidity	100%
Wind Speed	SE 16 mph
Barometer	29.81 in (1010.2 mb)
Dewpoint	33°F (1°C)
Visibility	0.50 mi
Wind Chill	23°F (-5°C)
Last update	27 Dec 4:53 am CST

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Extended Forecast for

Mason City IA

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 06:00am

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:16am until December 27, 12:00pm

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Winter Storm Watch

Dense Fog Advisory

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 05:16am until December 27, 12:00pm
NOW until 12:00pm Sat
Dense Fog Advisory
Today
High: 43 °F
Dense Fog
Tonight
Low: 34 °F
Areas Dense
Fog then
Chance Rain
and Areas Fog
Sunday
High: 35 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 4 °F
Snow Likely
and Blowing
Snow
Monday
High: 10 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Areas Blowing
Snow
Monday Night
Low: 3 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 28 °F
Partly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 15 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

Widespread dense fog, mainly before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 43. South southeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

A 30 percent chance of rain after 5am. Areas of dense fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 34. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

Sunday

Rain and snow, possibly mixed with sleet before 1pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 1pm and 3pm, then snow after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 11am. Areas of fog before 7am. Temperature falling to around 15 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph increasing to 25 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow and sleet accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

Sunday Night

Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 7pm and midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 4. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Monday

A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Areas of blowing snow before noon. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 10. Windy, with a northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 3.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.

Wednesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24.

Wednesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1.

New Year's Day

Sunny and cold, with a high near 7.