Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)
Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.
Light Snow Freezing Fog and Windy
26°F
-3°C
| Humidity | 84% |
| Wind Speed | NW 35 G 46 mph |
| Barometer | 29.84 in (1012.0 mb) |
| Dewpoint | 22°F (-6°C) |
| Visibility | 0.50 mi |
| Wind Chill | 8°F (-13°C) |
| Last update | 21 Jan 3:53 pm CST |
Extended Forecast for
Mason City Municipal Airport IA
Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm
Blizzard Warning January 21, 04:32pm until January 21, 11:00pm
NOW until 11:00pm Wed
Blizzard Warning
This Afternoon
High: 26 °F
Chance Snow
and Areas
Blowing SnowTonight
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing SnowThursday
High: 14 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Chance
FlurriesThursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and BlusteryFriday
High: -10 °F
Cold
Friday Night
Low: -17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday
High: -2 °F
Cold
Saturday Night
Low: -12 °F
Slight Chance
Snow
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
A 50 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a west northwest wind around 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
A chance of snow before 9pm, then a chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow after 5am. Patchy blowing snow before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. Windy, with a northwest wind 25 to 30 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow before 8am, then a chance of flurries between 8am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a west wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -20. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -10. North northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -17.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -2.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12.
Sunday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near 1.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -13.
Monday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 7.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 0.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 15.
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Mason City Municipal Airport IA
43.15°N 93.34°W
43.15°N 93.34°W
4:22 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
4pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
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