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

59°F

15°C

Humidity	93%
Wind Speed	W 7 mph
Barometer	30.05 in (1016.7 mb)
Dewpoint	57°F (14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	27 Aug 12:53 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

3 Miles WNW Kensett IA

Overnight
Low: 57 °F
Mostly Clear
Thursday
High: 80 °F
Sunny
Thursday Night
Low: 54 °F
Clear
Friday
High: 83 °F
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 64 °F
Mostly Cloudy
then Chance
Showers
Saturday
High: 82 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday Night
Low: 69 °F
Partly Cloudy
and Breezy
then Mostly
Cloudy
Sunday
High: 89 °F
Slight Chance
T-storms
Sunday Night
Low: 70 °F
Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight

Mostly clear, with a low around 57. West northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

Thursday Night

Clear, with a low around 54. Light north northwest wind.

Friday

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

Friday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Saturday

Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 1pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. High near 82. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 69. Breezy.

Sunday

A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 70.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.

Monday Night

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66.

Tuesday

A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 84.