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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Brainerd - Crow Wing County Airport (KBRD)

Lat: 46.4°NLon: 94.13°WElev: 1220ft.

A Few Clouds

64°F

18°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed Vrbl 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in (1016.9 mb)
Dewpoint 57°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 17 Aug 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Brainerd MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog before 4am. Low around 65. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 65 °F

    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 57 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.

    Low: 60 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 1am and 5am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5am. Patchy fog before 4am. Low around 65. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 9am. Patchy fog between 8am and 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. North wind around 5 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 81. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Thursday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 5 mph.
Friday
A slight chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northwest 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:
9:56 pm CDT Aug 17, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Aug 17, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 24, 2025
 
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