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Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Partly Cloudy

33°F

1°C

Humidity	75%
Wind Speed	E 18 G 31 mph
Barometer	29.81 in (1010.1 mb)
Dewpoint	26°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	22°F (-6°C)
Last update	14 Mar 7:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Mason City 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

Tonight
Low: 37 °F
Breezy.
Slight Chance
Rain then
Rain
Sunday
High: 35 °F⇓
Wintry Mix
and Blowing
Snow
Sunday Night
Low: 5 °F
Snow and
Blowing Snow
Monday
High: 11 °F
Blowing Snow
and Windy
Monday Night
Low: -1 °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
Wednesday Night
Low: 31 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain after 4am. Steady temperature around 37. Breezy, with an east southeast wind 15 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, snow, and sleet, becoming all snow after 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 4pm. Temperature falling to around 27 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as 10. Very windy, with a north wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 31 to 36 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 50 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 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. Very windy, with a north northwest wind 33 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 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -20. Windy, with a northwest wind 23 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

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 56.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.