Areas of Dangerous Heat and Severe Thunderstorms

Dangerous heat will persist across the Southwest U.S. through Friday with daytime highs of 110-115°F. Heat across the southern Plains will briefly ease to near-normal by late week before returning over much of the Plains into next week. Scattered strong to severe thunderstorms are possible across parts of the Northeast U.S. on Thursday. Damaging wind, hail, and a tornado or two are possible. Read More >

Current conditions at

Mason City Municipal Airport (KMCW)

Lat: 43.15°NLon: 93.33°WElev: 1188ft.

Fair

68°F

20°C

Humidity	76%
Wind Speed	NW 7 mph
Barometer	30.01 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint	60°F (16°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	26 Aug 7:53 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

Kensett IA

Tonight
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Clear
then Patchy
Fog
Thursday
High: 81 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 83 °F
Showers
Likely and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 69 °F
Breezy.
Partly Cloudy
then Slight
Chance
T-storms
Sunday
High: 92 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms and
Breezy
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Chance
T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

Patchy fog after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 57. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 54. Light and variable wind.

Friday

Sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Showers likely before 7am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 7am and 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday Night

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Breezy.

Sunday Night

A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 90.

Monday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.

Tuesday

Partly sunny, with a high near 86.