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Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Mostly Cloudy

70°F

21°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1011.9 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 7 Sep 9:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles SSW Ponsford MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 68 °F

    T-storms
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Showers
    Likely

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 11 to 16 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 70 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight.

    Low: 48 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 50 °F

    Chance
    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 4am, then a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 68. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A 10 percent chance of showers before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 79. South wind 8 to 13 mph becoming west in the morning.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. West wind 11 to 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. West northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west after midnight.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Light southwest wind becoming south southwest 9 to 14 mph in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. South wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming northeast after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. East wind 7 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 60. Northeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles SSW Ponsford MN
 46.89°N 95.4°W
Last Update:
9:47 pm CDT Sep 7, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10pm CDT Sep 7, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 14, 2026
 
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