Outdoor conditions in

Mason City

Iowa
Now
  1. 56°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 7 mph
  2. 56°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 8 mph
  3. 56°Rain Showers99% rain90% humidityGusts 7 mph
  4. 55°Rain Showers99% rain93% humidityGusts 8 mph
  5. 55°Rain Showers95% rain90% humidityGusts 13 mph
  6. 55°Rain Showers91% rain86% humidityGusts 18 mph
  7. 55°Rain Showers90% rain80% humidityGusts 22 mph
  8. 55°Rain Showers82% rain77% humidityGusts 24 mph
  9. 54°Rain Showers Likely67% rain77% humidityGusts 22 mph
  10. 51°Rain Showers Likely55% rain86% humidityGusts 23 mph
  11. 48°Chance Rain Showers42% rain93% humidityGusts 24 mph
  12. 47°Slight Chance Rain Showers22% rain96% humidityGusts 25 mph
  13. 47°Mostly Cloudy3% rain83% humidityGusts 30 mph
  14. 46°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 29 mph
  15. 45°Partly Cloudy2% rain79% humidityGusts 25 mph
  16. 44°Mostly Cloudy1% rain82% humidityGusts 25 mph
  17. 44°Mostly Cloudy2% rain82% humidityGusts 26 mph
  18. 43°Mostly Cloudy7% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  19. 43°Cloudy10% rain86% humidityGusts 28 mph
  20. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain89% humidityGusts 31 mph
  21. 42°Slight Chance Rain Showers19% rain93% humidityGusts 31 mph
  22. 42°Chance Rain Showers25% rain96% humidityGusts 35 mph
  23. 40°Chance Rain Showers25% rain100% humidityGusts 37 mph
  24. 44°Slight Chance Rain Showers16% rain93% humidityGusts 37 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
99%
Humidity
77–96%
Wind
30 mph
Fri

Friday looks breezy.

Rain
25%
Humidity
52–100%
Wind
39 mph
Sat

Saturday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
42–100%
Wind
22 mph
Sun

Sunday looks breezy.

Rain
0%
Humidity
40–85%
Wind
26 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–96%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 56° / 46°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.99% rain · Humidity 77–96% · Wind 30 mph
  2. 51° / 38°Friday looks breezy.25% rain · Humidity 52–100% · Wind 39 mph
  3. 57° / 29°Saturday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 42–100% · Wind 22 mph
  4. 64° / 40°Sunday looks breezy.0% rain · Humidity 40–85% · Wind 26 mph
  5. 67° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–96% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Waterloo area · Updated Thu 10:25 AM
16GoodUS AQI

Good through 12 PM.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground16 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

Mason City radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward Mason City.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Thunder is possible.

Humidity
93%
Wind
3 mph
Gusts
7 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Waterloo area, about 61 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents Mason City, IA, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.