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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair and Windy

10°F

-12°C

Humidity 61%
Wind Speed NW 28 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.76 in (1009.1 mb)
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 16 Jan 6:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Mason City Municipal Airport IA

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 07:36pm until January 16, 09:00pm
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 07:36pm until January 16, 09:00pm

    NOW until 9:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Windy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Windy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Windy.

    High: 5 °F

    Cold and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -2.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 18.

    High: 18 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Patchy blowing snow between 8am and 9am. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 8. Wind chill values as low as -15. Windy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Wind chill values as low as -15. Blustery, with a northwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Wind chill values as low as -10. Windy, with a south southwest wind 13 to 18 mph becoming northwest 19 to 24 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Windy, with a northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 5. Windy.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -2.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 18.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 17.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19.
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Point Forecast:
Mason City Municipal Airport IA
 43.15°N 93.34°W
Last Update:
5:26 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
 
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