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Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Overcast

46°F

8°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in (1022.9 mb)
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 14 Oct 8:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles W Ponsford MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Light south wind.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 54 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Blustery

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 59 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 40 °F

    Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 36 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 42. Light south wind.
Thursday
A slight chance of showers before 10am, then a slight chance of showers after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 30. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 59. South southwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Clear, with a low around 40. South southwest wind 13 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Clear, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 8 to 14 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. South southeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles W Ponsford MN
 46.96°N 95.49°W
Last Update:
8:52 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 21, 2026
 
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