What is the weather in Mason City, IA right now?

The latest observation from Mason City Municipal Airport was 54°F and cloudy, reported at 10/26/2026, 10:25 PM CDT.

Will it rain in Mason City, IA in the next 24 hours?

The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.

What is the 10-day forecast for Mason City, IA?

The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs near 57°F and up to a 65% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.

What time is sunrise and sunset in Mason City, IA today?

Sunrise is about 7:40 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:12 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).

What is the normal October weather in Mason City, IA?

At Mason City, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 60°F and the normal low is 38°F.

Checked Oct 26, 2026

Mason City, IA Weather

Current conditions, hourly and 10-day forecast from the National Weather Service. Times are local (CDT).

Mason City, IA current weather

54°F

Cloudy

H -- / L 48°Feels like 54°

No rain expected in the next 12 hours

Observed at Mason City Municipal Airport (6.8 mi away), 10/26/2026, 10:25 PM CDT

Hourly forecast

NWS, updated 5:22 PM

Now51°17%
Tue12 AM50°16%
1 AM50°16%
2 AM50°17%
3 AM50°18%
4 AM50°19%
5 AM50°19%
6 AM50°18%
7 AM50°17%
8 AM52°12%
9 AM55°13%
10 AM57°12%
11 AM60°11%
12 PM63°10%
1 PM65°
2 PM66°
3 PM67°
4 PM67°
5 PM66°10%
6 PM65°11%
7 PM62°12%
8 PM60°12%
9 PM59°13%
10 PM58°13%
11 PM57°12%
Wed12 AM56°11%
1 AM56°10%
2 AM57°12%
3 AM56°15%
4 AM55°17%
5 AM54°16%
6 AM54°14%
7 AM52°13%
8 AM53°13%
9 AM57°13%
10 AM61°13%
11 AM65°13%
12 PM68°13%
1 PM70°18%
2 PM72°18%
3 PM73°18%
4 PM73°18%
5 PM72°18%
6 PM70°18%
7 PM67°80%
8 PM65°80%
9 PM64°80%
10 PM62°80%

10-day forecast

Tap a day for details

Today10/2619% chance of precipitationLow 48°High
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 9pm. Cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. East southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers
Tue10/2718% chance of precipitationLow 51°High 67°
Tuesday: A slight chance of rain showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 51, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Cloudy
Wed10/2880% chance of precipitationLow 53°High 73°
Wednesday: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Rain Showers
Thu10/2922% chance of precipitationLow 43°High 68°
Thursday: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Slight Chance Rain Showers then Mostly Sunny
Fri10/3073% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 65°
Friday: Rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Rain Showers Likely
Sat10/3173% chance of precipitationLow 50°High 67°
Saturday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Rain Showers Likely
Sun11/138% chance of precipitationLow 48°High 67°
Sunday: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 67. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Sunday Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Chance Rain Showers
Mon11/258% chance of precipitationLow High 64°
Monday: Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.
Rain Showers Likely
Model blend
Tue11/3Model blend65% chance of precipitationLow 38°High 57°
Tuesday: Rain likely. High near 57°. Low that night near 38°. About 0.44 in of precipitation.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.
Wed11/4Model blend42% chance of precipitationLow 36°High 57°
Wednesday: Chance of rain. High near 57°. Low that night near 36°. About 0.52 in of precipitation, with about 0.1 in of snow.
Computer model guidance from the NOAA National Blend of Models, not a forecast written by NWS forecasters. Expect changes this far out.

Forecast for 43.141, -93.192 from the NWS DMX office, updated 10/26/2026, 5:22 PM CDT · Official forecast on weather.gov

Days 9 to 10: NOAA National Blend of Models, station KMCW (Mason City Muni, 7 mi), model run 10/26/2026, 9:00 PM CDT

From the National Weather Service; may be delayed. Not for life-safety decisions. In an emergency, call 911.

Next 6 hours

NWS hourly forecast

Now51°Slight Chance Rain Showers17%9 mph
12 AM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers16%8 mph
1 AM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers16%9 mph
2 AM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers17%9 mph
3 AM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers18%10 mph
4 AM50°Slight Chance Rain Showers19%10 mph

Hourly details

Next 7 days: temperature chart, feels like, rain and snow amounts, sky cover, wind and gustsShow

Line: temperature °F. Bars: chance of precipitation.

MonNow51° 17% Sky 86%9
Tue 10/2712 AM50°Feels 47°16% Sky 87%8g15
1 AM50°Feels 46°16% Sky 88%9g16
2 AM50°Feels 46°17% Sky 89%9g16
3 AM50°Feels 46°18% Sky 90%10g17
4 AM50°Feels 46°19% Sky 91%10g18
5 AM50°Feels 46°19% Sky 88%10g18
6 AM50°Feels 46°18% Sky 85%10g18
7 AM50°Feels 46°17% Sky 83%10g17
8 AM52° 12% Sky 81%10g17
9 AM55° 13% Sky 79%10g16
10 AM57° 12% Sky 78%9g16
11 AM60° 11% Sky 80%10g16
12 PM63° 10% Sky 82%10g17
1 PM65° 9% Sky 84%10g17
2 PM66° 9% Sky 82%10g18
3 PM67° 9% Sky 80%10g18
4 PM67° 9% Sky 78%9g17
5 PM66° 10% Sky 76%8g15
6 PM65° 11% Sky 74%7g13
7 PM62° 12% Sky 72%6g12
8 PM60° 12% Sky 70%6g12
9 PM59° 13% Sky 75%6g12
10 PM58° 13% Sky 73%6g12
11 PM57° 12% Sky 72%6g12
Wed 10/2812 AM56° 11% Sky 76%6g12
1 AM56° 10% Sky 66%6g12
2 AM57° 12% Sky 60%5g12
3 AM56° 15% Sky 71%5g10
4 AM55° 17% Sky 75%5g10
5 AM54° 16% Sky 64%5g10
6 AM54° 14% Sky 56%5
7 AM52° 13% Sky 46%5
8 AM53° 13% Sky 42%5
9 AM57° 13% Sky 41%6
10 AM61° 13% Sky 39%7g13
11 AM65° 13% Sky 38%8g15
12 PM68° 13% Sky 37%10g16
1 PM70° 18% Sky 36%12g18
2 PM72° 18% Sky 39%13g21
3 PM73° 18% Sky 42%13g22
4 PM73° 18% Sky 45%13g22
5 PM72° 18% Sky 47%12g21
6 PM70° 18% Sky 50%9g18
7 PM67° 80%0.01"Sky 52%8g16
8 PM65° 80%0.01"Sky 57%7g15
9 PM64° 80%0.01"Sky 63%7g15
10 PM62° 80%0.01"Sky 68%7g15
11 PM61° 80%0.01"Sky 68%7g14
Thu 10/2912 AM61° 80%0.01"Sky 68%6g13
1 AM60° 22% Sky 68%6g12
2 AM59° 22% Sky 70%6g12
3 AM58° 22% Sky 72%5g10
4 AM57° 22% Sky 74%5g10
5 AM55° 22% Sky 73%5g10
6 AM54° 22% Sky 72%5
7 AM54° 4% Sky 71%5
8 AM55° 4% Sky 61%5
9 AM57° 4% Sky 50%5
10 AM59° 4% Sky 40%5
11 AM62° 4% Sky 36%5
12 PM64° 4% Sky 31%5
1 PM66° 1% Sky 27%5
2 PM67° 1% Sky 24%5
3 PM68° 1% Sky 20%3
4 PM67° 1% Sky 17%3
5 PM65° 1% Sky 17%3
6 PM62° 1% Sky 18%2
7 PM59° 4% Sky 18%2
8 PM56° 4% Sky 18%2
9 PM53° 4% Sky 18%2
10 PM51° 4% Sky 18%2
11 PM50° 4% Sky 18%2
Fri 10/3012 AM49° 4% Sky 18%2
1 AM49° 16% Sky 33%2
2 AM48° 16% Sky 33%2
3 AM48° 16% Sky 33%2
4 AM47° 16% Sky 33%2
5 AM46° 16% Sky 33%2
6 AM46° 16% Sky 33%3
7 AM47° 45%0.01"Sky 70%3
8 AM49° 45%0.01"Sky 70%3g8
9 AM53° 45%0.01"Sky 70%5
10 AM56° 45%0.01"Sky 70%5
11 AM59° 45%0.01"Sky 70%5g10
12 PM61° 45%0.01"Sky 70%6
1 PM63° 66%0.01"Sky 73%6
2 PM64° 66%0.01"Sky 73%6
3 PM65° 66%0.01"Sky 73%6
4 PM65° 66%0.01"Sky 73%6
5 PM64° 66%0.01"Sky 73%6
6 PM63° 66%0.01"Sky 73%5
7 PM61° 68%0.02"Sky 81%5
8 PM60° 68%0.02"Sky 81%5
9 PM58° 68%0.02"Sky 81%5
10 PM57° 68%0.02"Sky 81%5
11 PM56° 68%0.02"Sky 81%5
Sat 10/3112 AM55° 68%0.02"Sky 81%3g8
1 AM55° 73%0.02"Sky 86%3g8
2 AM55° 73%0.02"Sky 86%3g8
3 AM54° 73%0.02"Sky 86%3g8
4 AM54° 73%0.02"Sky 86%3g8
5 AM53° 73%0.02"Sky 86%3g8
6 AM53° 73%0.02"Sky 86%5
7 AM53° 55%0.01"Sky 89%5
8 AM54° 55%0.01"Sky 89%5
9 AM57° 55%0.01"Sky 89%6
10 AM59° 55%0.01"Sky 89%6
11 AM61° 55%0.01"Sky 89%6g12
12 PM63° 55%0.01"Sky 89%7g12
1 PM65° 39% Sky 80%7g12
2 PM66° 39% Sky 80%7g12
3 PM67° 39% Sky 80%7g12
4 PM67° 39% Sky 80%6
5 PM66° 39% Sky 80%5
6 PM64° 39% Sky 80%5
7 PM62° 42% Sky 64%3g8
8 PM60° 42% Sky 64%3g8
9 PM58° 42% Sky 64%3
10 PM57° 42% Sky 64%3
11 PM56° 42% Sky 64%3
Sun 11/112 AM56° 42% Sky 64%3
1 AM56° 34% Sky 80%3
1 AM55° 34% Sky 80%3
2 AM55° 34% Sky 80%2
3 AM54° 34% Sky 80%2
4 AM53° 34% Sky 80%2
5 AM53° 34% Sky 80%2
6 AM53° 26% Sky 80%2
7 AM55° 26% Sky 80%2g7
8 AM57° 26% Sky 80%3
9 AM60° 26% Sky 80%3g8
10 AM62° 26% Sky 80%5
11 AM64° 26% Sky 80%5
12 PM66° 16% Sky 74%6
1 PM67° 16% Sky 74%6
2 PM67° 16% Sky 74%6
3 PM67° 16% Sky 74%6
4 PM66° 16% Sky 74%5
5 PM64° 16% Sky 74%5
6 PM62° 20% Sky 74%3
7 PM60° 20% Sky 74%3
8 PM58° 20% Sky 74%3g8
9 PM57° 20% Sky 74%3g8
10 PM56° 20% Sky 74%3g8
11 PM56° 20% Sky 74%3g8
Mon 11/212 AM55° 38%0.03"Sky 78%3g8
1 AM54° 38%0.03"Sky 78%3g9
2 AM54° 38%0.03"Sky 78%5
3 AM53° 38%0.03"Sky 78%5g10
4 AM52° 38%0.03"Sky 78%5g10
5 AM52° 38%0.03"Sky 78%6g12
6 AM52° 58%0.09"Sky 85%6g12
7 AM53° 58%0.09"Sky 85%7g13

Temperature °F · chance of precipitation · amount in inches (T = trace) · sky cover · wind and gusts (g) in mph

NWS hourly forecast updated 10/26/2026, 5:22 PM CDT

Rain and snow totals

Next 3 days, NWS forecast grid

Rain (liquid): 0.05 in
Snow: 0.00 in
Ice: 0.00 in

Radar and satellite

National radar

NEXRAD (last 50 min) and GOES

Latest

Nearby hazards

Iowa hazards

Severe storm and flash flood outlooks, expected rain, river flooding and wildfires near this area

Severe storm outlook today:No thunderstorm risk area over this locationOutlook map
Excessive rainfall outlook (flash flood risk):Could not check the Weather Prediction Center outlook right now.
River gauges within 40 miles at or above flood stage: None reported
Active wildfires within 50 miles: None reported

Drought

By county

Cerro Gordo County, week of 10/20/2026

No drought or abnormal dryness in this county.

Frequently asked questions

What is the weather in Mason City, IA right now?: The latest observation from Mason City Municipal Airport was 54°F and cloudy, reported at 10/26/2026, 10:25 PM CDT.
Will it rain in Mason City, IA in the next 24 hours?: The NWS hourly forecast does not show any hour with a 50% or higher chance of precipitation in the next 24 hours.
What is the 10-day forecast for Mason City, IA?: The first 8 days come from the National Weather Service forecast. Days 9 to 10 (Nov 3 to Nov 4) come from the NOAA National Blend of Models, with highs near 57°F and up to a 65% chance of precipitation. Model guidance this far out often changes.
What time is sunrise and sunset in Mason City, IA today?: Sunrise is about 7:40 AM CDT and sunset is about 6:12 PM CDT (calculated for the center of the area, within a few minutes).
What is the normal October weather in Mason City, IA?: At Mason City, the 1991 to 2020 normal high in October is 60°F and the normal low is 38°F.

Sun and moon

Local time, center of the area

Sunrise: 7:40 AM
Sunset: 6:12 PM
Daylight: 10 hr 33 min
Moon: Full Moon 99% lit

First light (civil dawn): 7:11 AM
Last light (civil dusk): 6:42 PM
Moonrise: 6:03 PM
Moonset: 8:20 AM

Normal October weather

Climate

Normal October high 60°, low 38°, precipitation 2.55 in for the month. 1991 to 2020 normals at Mason City, 2 mi away.

Other places nearby

Data sources

National Weather Service APINOAA
National Blend of Models (NBM) text guidanceNOAA National Weather Service
Convective Outlooks and Storm ReportsNOAA Storm Prediction Center
Excessive Rainfall Outlook and Quantitative Precipitation ForecastsNOAA Weather Prediction Center
National Water Prediction ServiceNOAA National Weather Service
WFIGS Current Wildland Fire IncidentsNational Interagency Fire Center
UV Index Forecast (Envirofacts)U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and NOAA
AirNowU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
NWS HeatRisk (experimental)NOAA National Weather Service
U.S. Drought MonitorNational Drought Mitigation Center, USDA and NOAA
BEACON 2.0 Beach Advisory and Closing On-line NotificationU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information
Tides & Currents (CO-OPS API)NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services
NEXRAD radar tilesIowa Environmental Mesonet, Iowa State University
GOES-East and GOES-West GeoColor imageryNOAA NESDIS Center for Satellite Applications and Research

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