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Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Blowing Snow and Windy

22°F

-6°C

Humidity	82%
Wind Speed	NW 39 G 49 mph
Barometer	29.92 in (1014.6 mb)
Dewpoint	17°F (-8°C)
Visibility	0.25 mi
Wind Chill	2°F (-17°C)
Last update	21 Jan 4:53 pm CST

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Extended Forecast for

Mason City Municipal Airport IA

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00am until January 24, 12:00pm

Blizzard Warning January 21, 05:04pm until January 21, 11:00pm

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Extreme Cold Watch

Blizzard Warning

Blizzard Warning January 21, 05:04pm until January 21, 11:00pm
NOW until 11:00pm Wed
Blizzard Warning
This Afternoon
High: 22 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Tonight
Low: 6 °F
Chance Snow
and Patchy
Blowing Snow
Thursday
High: 14 °F
Blustery.
Slight Chance
Snow then
Chance
Flurries
Thursday Night
Low: -20 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Blustery
Friday
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 30 percent chance of snow. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 22. Wind chill values as low as 5. Windy, with a 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.