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Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

32°F

0°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed E 17 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.27 in (992.3 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 2.50 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 18 Feb 1:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles NW Ponsford MN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Steady temperature around 30. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Wintry Mix
    and Breezy
    then Wintry
    Mix Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow and freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of freezing rain between 10am and 11am, then a chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 10 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 14 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Steady temperature around 32. Breezy, with an east wind 18 to 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain, becoming all snow after 1pm. Steady temperature around 30. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. North northeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A chance of snow and freezing rain before 10am, then a chance of freezing rain between 10am and 11am, then a chance of snow after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Northwest wind around 11 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. North northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Southeast wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 26. Southeast wind 11 to 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles NW Ponsford MN
 47°N 95.4°W
Last Update:
2:37 am CST Feb 18, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CST Feb 18, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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