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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Fair

62°F

17°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 8 mph
Barometer 29.85 in (1010.6 mb)
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Aug 10:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ponsford MNSimilar City Names

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 57 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 72 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Areas of smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 51 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 59 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 79 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 56 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 9 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. South wind 7 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. East southeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Ponsford MNSimilar City Names
 46.98°N 95.37°W
Last Update:
11:15 pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Aug 11, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2025
 
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