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Observed 9:05 AM CDT at KMCW

Kensett, IA weather

Sunny and 57°14°, 20°11° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Today: low 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 57°14°), high 76°24° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°).

Forecasts agree

Now 57°14°

Sunny

Wind
13 mph21 km/hgusts 22 mph36 km/h
From the south. 58–15 mph24 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point
48°9°
Comfortable
UV index
1Low
Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.22 inHg1023 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h today 10 AM–1 PM
  • Above 70°21° today by noon
  • High 74°23° today at 2 PM
  1. This morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Clear
  2. This afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Partly cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonNear 61°16° · Mostly cloudy
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Cloudy
  7. Monday morningNear 44°7° · rain chance 30% · Cloudy
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 9aSunny59°15° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)59°15°0%13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph36 km/h72%16%0
Sat 10aSunny62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)62°17°0%14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h67%22%1
Sat 11aSunny65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)65°18°0%14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h58%8%3
Sat 12pSunny70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)70°21°0%15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h49%16%3
Sat 1pSunny72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)72°22°0%14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h46%21%4
Sat 2pSunny74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)74°23°0%13 mph21 km/h from SSW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h43%25%4
Sat 3pPartly sunny74°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)74°23°0%12 mph19 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph30 km/h43%50%3
Sat 4pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 73°23° to 75°24°)73°23°0%10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 18 mph29 km/h44%39%2
Sat 5pPartly sunny73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)73°23°0%8 mph13 km/h from SSW, gusts 17 mph27 km/h46%65%1
Sat 6pMostly cloudy72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)72°22°0%6 mph10 km/h from SW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h48%64%0
Sat 7pPartly cloudy66°19° (likely 64°18° to 70°21°)66°19°5%5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h61%78%0
Sat 8pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)63°17°5%5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h67%75%0
Sat 9pCloudy60°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)60°16°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h75%98%0
Sat 10pCloudy58°14° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)58°14°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h80%99%0
Sat 11pCloudy56°13° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)56°13°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h83%88%0
Sun 12aCloudy55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)55°13°10%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%83%0
Sun 1aCloudy54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)54°12°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h86%82%0
Sun 2aCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)54°12°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%90%0
Sun 3aCloudy53°12° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)53°12°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h83%88%0
Sun 4aCloudy52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)52°11°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h83%78%0
Sun 5aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)51°11°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h86%80%0
Sun 6aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)48°9°5%5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h86%83%0
Sun 7aCloudy50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)48°9°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h86%82%0
Sun 8aCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)47°8°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h86%79%0
Sun 9aCloudy51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)51°11°0%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h80%77%0
Sun 10aCloudy55°13° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)55°13°0%6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h69%73%1
Sun 11aCloudy58°14° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)58°14°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h59%71%2
Sun 12pCloudy60°16° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)60°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h55%70%2
Sun 1pCloudy61°16° (likely 56°13° to 65°18°)61°16°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h53%70%3
Sun 2pCloudy62°17° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)62°17°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h50%73%4
Sun 3pCloudy63°17° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)63°17°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h48%77%3
Sun 4pCloudy62°17° (likely 56°13° to 67°19°)62°17°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h48%79%2
Sun 5pCloudy61°16° (likely 55°13° to 66°19°)61°16°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h48%78%1
Sun 6pCloudy60°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)60°16°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h47%76%0
Sun 7pCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°)55°13°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h55%74%0
Sun 8pCloudy52°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)52°11°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h56%74%0
Sun 9pCloudy50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)47°8°0%8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h58%78%0
Sun 10pCloudy49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)46°8°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h61%84%0
Sun 11pCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)45°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h63%87%0
Mon 12aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°0%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h63%92%0
Mon 1aCloudy48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)45°7°10%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h60%93%0
Mon 2aCloudy47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)44°7°10%7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h63%96%0
Mon 3aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)42°6°10%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h63%92%0
Mon 4aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)41°5°10%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h65%91%0
Mon 5aCloudy44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)40°4°10%7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h68%94%0
Mon 6aCloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)38°3°10%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h70%94%0
Mon 7aCloudy43°6° (likely 43°6° to 50°10°)38°3°30%8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h73%93%0
Mon 8aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)41°5°30%8 mph13 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h73%94%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 65°18°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 74°23°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. South wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 51 overnight. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

    Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.

    High, likely
    73°23°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 33°1°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 63°17°, low 42°6°. Typical 55°13° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 49°9°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Partly sunny. High near 63, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.

    Night: Mostly cloudy. Low around 42, with temperatures rising to around 44 overnight. North northeast wind around 8 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    57°14°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    55°13° / 33°1°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 57°14°, low 42°6°. Typical 54°12° / 33°1°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. East northeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    57°14°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 33°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 64°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 59°15°

      40% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    54°12° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph26 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 53°12° / 32°0°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 68°20°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 53°12°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    66°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 32°0°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 53°12° / 31°−1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Mostly sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 65°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 56°13°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 50°10°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 62.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    53°12° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.2 in5.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 57°14°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    56°13°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    16 mph25 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 65°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 52°11° / 31°−1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 58°14°

      60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      50% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      50% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    51°11°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    52°11° / 31°−1°
    Wind
    18 mph30 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 61°16°, low 51°11°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 61°16°

      30% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 56°14°

      30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 50°10°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    55°13°–67°19°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–58°14°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 51°11° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.

    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 50°10°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 54°12°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    53°12°–63°17°
    Low, likely
    42°6°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    51°11° / 30°−1°
    Wind
    27 mph43 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 76°, low 48°.

  2. Tomorrow

    Dry, high 63°, low 42°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    Dry, high 57°, low 42°, cooling off.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 58–66°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DMX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Spring Creek near Mason City US 65

9.7 mi
Level
80.9 ft
Flow
18 cfs

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Shell Rock River (Northeast IA) near Gordonsville 1W

12 mi
Level
86.5 ft
Flow
97 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 AM · NWS gauge page

Deer Creek near Carpenter

12 mi
Below flood stage
Level
78.5 ft

Reading from Sat 7:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Winnebago River at Mason City

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
5.3 ft
Flow
275 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:15 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 88% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 154

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
7
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 10:00 AM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Mason City Municipal Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1948–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 20°11° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
56°13° / 33°1°
Forecast high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Record high
79°26° in 1963
Record low
15°−9° in 2020

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 9°5° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +6°+3°SunOct 18
  2. +5°+3°MonOct 19
  3. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +12°+7°WedOct 21
  5. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  6. +14°+8°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Kensett weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:38 AM, sunset 6:15 PM.

Daylight
10 h 37 min
Losing 2 min 44 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 40 min less
Golden hour
5:35–6:33 PM
Morning 7:20–8:17 AM
Blue hour
6:33–6:44 PM
Morning 7:08–7:20 AM; first light 7:08 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 83% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today
sets 5:50 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Kensett. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.