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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Light Rain

51°F

11°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 9 mph
Barometer 29.55 in (1000.5 mb)
Dewpoint 51°F (11°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill48°F (9°C)
Last update 31 Mar 12:53 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Mason City Municipal Airport IA

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.  New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

    Low: 52 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy

    High: 62 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Rain showers likely before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 1am, then snow showers after 1am. Some thunder is also possible.  Low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Windy.
    Rain/Snow
    Likely then
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 24 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 7am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Chance Snow
    and Windy
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

    High: 37 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Clear then
    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy

    Low: 26 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy.

    Partly Sunny
    and Windy

    High: 58 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

    Low: 34 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 54.

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

    High: 54 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.

    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

    Low: 39 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 50 percent chance of rain and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 52. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
A chance of rain and thunderstorms before 8am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain showers likely before 10pm, then rain and snow showers likely between 10pm and 1am, then snow showers after 1am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 24. Windy, with a west wind 18 to 23 mph increasing to 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 37. Wind chill values as low as 10. Windy, with a north northwest wind 20 to 30 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming south southeast 11 to 16 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Windy.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Breezy.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Monday Night
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Breezy.
Tuesday
Rain likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Windy.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Windy.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Windy.
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Point Forecast:
Mason City Municipal Airport IA
 43.15°N 93.34°W
11:15 pm CDT Mar 30, 2023
1am CDT Mar 31, 2023-6pm CDT Apr 6, 2023
 
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