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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

Thunderstorm in Vicinity Haze

70°F

21°C

Humidity 76%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.88 in (1011.3 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 11 Aug 9:49 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Baxter MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Areas of smoke before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 66 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 1am, then a slight chance of showers between 1am and 2am. Areas of smoke before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 80. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph.
Saturday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Saturday Night
A slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 5 mph.
Monday
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Baxter MN
 46.34°N 94.3°W
Last Update:
9:26 pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Aug 11, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2025
 
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