Atmospheric River Bringing Heavy Rain to Southern California and Heavy Snow to the Sierra Nevadas

A strong atmospheric river will continue heavy rain over southern California through Friday. The heaviest rainfall is ongoing today in the Los Angeles Basin. Flash and urban flooding is possible. A prolonged heavy snowfall has begun over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and will continue through Friday. Travel will become increasingly difficult over the passes due to snow and strong winds. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity	78%
Wind Speed	SE 12 G 22 mph
Barometer	29.91 in (1014.8 mb)
Dewpoint	22°F (-6°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	18°F (-8°C)
Last update	25 Dec 1:53 pm CST

More Information:

Local Forecast Office More Local Wx 3 Day History Hourly Weather Forecast

Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NE Fort Ripley MN

Winter Weather Advisory December 25, 03:00pm until December 26, 09:00am

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Winter Weather Advisory

Christmas Day
High: 31 °F
Chance Wintry
Mix and
Patchy Fog
Tonight
Low: 33 °F
Chance
Drizzle/Freezing
Rain and
Patchy Fog
Friday
High: 34 °F⇓
Patchy Fog
then Partly
Sunny
Friday Night
Low: 25 °F
Increasing
Clouds
Saturday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: 13 °F
Slight Chance
Wintry Mix
and Blustery
Sunday
High: 21 °F
Slight Chance
Snow and
Blustery
Sunday Night
Low: -1 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Monday
High: 8 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Christmas Day

A chance of flurries before 3pm, then a chance of freezing rain. Patchy fog after 5pm. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

A chance of drizzle or freezing rain before 1am, then a slight chance of drizzle between 1am and 3am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 33. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday

Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 30 by 5pm. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Increasing clouds, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Saturday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Saturday Night

A slight chance of drizzle or freezing rain before midnight, then a slight chance of snow and freezing rain between midnight and 3am, then a slight chance of snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Blustery, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Sunday

A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 8. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 25. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.