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Several hours of blizzard-like conditions are expected during the Tuesday morning commute. Plan ahead and prepare for rapidly changing conditions later tonight into Tuesday morning. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

32°F

0°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed SE 25 G 32 mph
Barometer 29.50 in (1001.2 mb)
Dewpoint 27°F (-3°C)
Visibility 1.25 mi
Wind Chill19°F (-7°C)
Last update 12 Mar 4:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Ponsford MN

Winter Weather Advisory until March 13, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory until March 13, 07:00am

    NOW until 7:00am Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 35 °F

    Rain/Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 2am. Low around 15. Blustery, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds and
    Blustery

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 8 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 32 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow, possibly mixed with rain. High near 35. Breezy, with a south wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Tonight
Rain and snow, becoming all snow after midnight, then gradually ending. Patchy blowing snow between midnight and 2am. Low around 15. Blustery, with a west wind 13 to 18 mph becoming north northwest 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 47 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 26. Blustery, with a northwest wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 8. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 32. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 13. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a north wind 14 to 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 13. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 20. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind around 9 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 50. Southwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Ponsford MN
 46.98°N 95.37°W
Last Update:
4:47 pm CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 19, 2026
 
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