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Excessive Rainfall and Significant Flooding in the Upper Midwest This Weekend

Heavy to excessive rainfall is expected over the weekend across eastern Iowa, northern Missouri, northwest Illinois and southern Wisconsin. Numerous flash floods, some with significant impacts, are expected in these areas. Heaviest rainfall will occur overnight Saturday and Sunday, so be sure to have multiple ways to receive warnings. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)

Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.

Overcast

79°F

26°C

Humidity 79%
Wind Speed S 7 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 72°F (22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 8 Aug 3:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Pequot Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 65 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 58 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly before 2am. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Light southwest wind becoming west 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. South wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pequot Lakes MN
 46.6°N 94.32°W
Last Update:
2:56 pm CDT Aug 8, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Aug 8, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 15, 2025
 
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