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Powerful Storm to Impact Eastern Third of U.S. this weekend.

A developing storm system will bring a myriad of significant impacts this weekend. Heavy snow up to 18 inches from the Ohio Valley to the Northeast, and ice up to a quarter of an inch is forecast in places. Heavy rain may cause flash flooding from the Mid-South to the Mid-Atlantic. Severe thunderstorms with damaging winds and isolated tornadoes will be possible in the Deep South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Fair

-22°F

-30°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NW 3 mph
Barometer 30.38 in (1034.0 mb)
Dewpoint -26°F (-32°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 19 Jan 7:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Park Rapids MN

Wind Chill Advisory until January 19, 12:00pm
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Wind Chill Advisory
  •  
    Wind Chill Advisory until January 19, 12:00pm

    NOW until
    12:00pm Sat

    Wind Chill Advisory

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -32. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 0 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around -17. Wind chill values as low as -29. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.

    Increasing
    Clouds

    Low: -17 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -29. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 4 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -24. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -6 °F

  • M.L.King
    Day

    M.L.King Day: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 13. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

    High: 13 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Snow. Low around 7. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Snow

    Low: 7 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

    High: 16 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -1 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -32. Northwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around -17. Wind chill values as low as -29. Light and variable wind becoming east around 6 mph after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 4. Wind chill values as low as -29. Southeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -24. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Cloudy, with a high near 13. South southeast wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Monday Night
Snow. Low around 7. Southeast wind 5 to 11 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west southwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. Southwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming northwest in the evening.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near -2. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Park Rapids MN
 46.92°N 95.06°W
Last Update:
7:30 am CST Jan 19, 2019
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 19, 2019-6pm CST Jan 25, 2019
 
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