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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Fog/Mist

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 8 mph
Barometer 29.75 in (1009.3 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill24°F (-4°C)
Last update 27 Dec 8:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Ponsford MN

Winter Storm Watch December 28, 06:00am until December 29, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5am. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 5 °F

    Areas Fog
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow, mainly after 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.

    High: 11 °F⇓

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Snow, mainly before 10pm. Areas of blowing snow before 5am. Low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -8 °F

    Snow and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    High: 7 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of snow and freezing rain, mainly after 5am. Areas of fog before midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. North wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Snow, mainly after 8am. Patchy blowing snow after 7am. Temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Snow, mainly before 10pm. Areas of blowing snow before 5am. Low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -29. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. North northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near 2. West northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. West wind 6 to 8 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 6 to 9 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Southeast wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Southeast wind 8 to 13 mph becoming north in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ponsford MN
 46.98°N 95.37°W
Last Update:
8:46 pm CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 3, 2026
 
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