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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

Light Snow

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 67%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 29.73 in (1009.2 mb)
Dewpoint 7°F (-14°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill2°F (-17°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:53 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Brainerd MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 06:00pm until January 24, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 22, 12:00am until January 22, 03:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 03:00pm until January 23, 11:00am
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Chance
    Flurries and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near -2 by 10am, then falling to around -13 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -2 °F⇓

    Cold and
    Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: -26 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: -11 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -4 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: -19 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.

    High: 0 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a west wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature rising to near -2 by 10am, then falling to around -13 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -26. Wind chill values between -40 and -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Friday
Sunny and cold, with a high near -11. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -29. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -4. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -19. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near 0. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 16. West 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:
12:52 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
Forecast Valid:
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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