PROB30%
Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
5 mi · -TSRA
KMCWIATA MCWUSFlight category: VFR
Mason City Municipal Airport (MCW/KMCW)
Mason City363 m
20.6°CTemperature0° · 0 ktWind10+ miVisibility
METAR / TAF
Temperature
20.6°C
Dew point
19.4°C
Wind
0° · 0 kt
Visibility
10+ mi
Altimeter
29.96 inHg
Current conditions
VFR
Wind on the runway
Runway heading
125°Headwind
0 ktHeadwind
Crosswind
0 ktFrom the right
Cloud ceiling profile
No reported cloud layers
METAR
Sep 2, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC)
Decoded observation
- Report type
- METAR
- issued
- Sep 2, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC)
- wind
- calm wind
- visibility
- 10 SM
- temperature
- 21 °C
- dew point
- 19 °C
- altimeter setting
- 29.96 inHg
- Sea-level pressure
- 1,013.3 hPa
- flight category
- VFR
Remarks and supplementary codes
- Supplementary code
- AO2
- Supplementary code
- LTG DSNT S-W
- Supplementary code
- SLP133
- Supplementary code
- T02060194
TAF
Sep 2, 2026, 11:25 AM (UTC)
Forecast period 1 · base period
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 6 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 12,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 2 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 6 SM
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 3,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Forecast period 3 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
- wind
- 200° · 7 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- FEW · few clouds · 9,000 ft AGL SCT · scattered clouds · 20,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 4 · from this time
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- wind
- variable wind · 5 kt
- visibility
- >6 SM
- clouds
- SCT · scattered clouds · 6,000 ft AGL BKN · broken cloud layer · 15,000 ft AGL
Forecast period 5 · probability
- Validity
- Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 AM (UTC) – Sep 3, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
- probability
- 30%
- visibility
- 5 SM
- weather
- light · thunderstorm · rain
- clouds
- BKN · broken cloud layer · 4,500 ft AGL · CB · cumulonimbus
Terminal forecast
FM
Sep 3, 2026, 6:00 AM (UTC)
VRB° · 5 kt
6+ mi · SCT 6000 · BKN 15000
FM
Sep 2, 2026, 4:00 PM (UTC)
200° · 7 kt
6+ mi · FEW 9000 · SCT 20000
PROB30%
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · — kt
6 mi · -TSRA
BASE
Sep 2, 2026, 12:00 PM (UTC)
VRB° · 6 kt
6+ mi · SCT 6000 · BKN 12000
Observation history
| UTC | Current conditions | Temperature | Wind | Visibility |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 2026, 3:53 PM (UTC) | VFR | 20.6°C | 0 kt | 10+ mi |
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