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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Aitkin Municipal Airport - Steve Kurtz Field (KAIT)

Lat: 46.55°NLon: 93.68°WElev: 1198ft.

Overcast

63°F

17°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint 60°F (16°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 20 Aug 8:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WNW Palisade MN

  • Today

    Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am.  Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 78 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm.  Patchy fog between 11pm and 4am.  Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

    Low: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Patchy Fog
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 75 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 45 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.

    High: 76 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm before 11am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tonight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7pm. Patchy fog between 11pm and 4am. Otherwise, increasing clouds, with a low around 54. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 75. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles WNW Palisade MN
 46.74°N 93.61°W
6:36 am CDT Aug 20, 2026
8am CDT Aug 20, 2026-6pm CDT Aug 26, 2026
 
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