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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

Fair

27°F

-3°C

Humidity 37%
Wind Speed N 6 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1018.8 mb)
Dewpoint 4°F (-16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 13 Mar 6:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Brainerd MN

Winter Storm Watch March 15, 01:00am until March 16, 01:00am
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Winter Storm Watch

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow, mainly after 7pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 23. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.

    Low: 23 °F

    Heavy Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny and
    Blustery

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Clear
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 12. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light north in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Snow, mainly after 7pm. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow after 5am. Low around 23. Blustery, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before 1pm. Patchy blowing snow between 2pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a north wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of snow after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 21. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Brainerd MN
 46.36°N 94.2°W
Last Update:
6:47 pm CDT Mar 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CDT Mar 13, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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