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Weather Focus Shifts To The West This Weekend

A strong system and cold front will dive and carve through the West this weekend. Widespread mountain snow is expected for the favored terrain, as some winter storm watches have been issued. This system will then evolve into a multi-hazard storm of heavy rain, flooding and severe thunderstorms early to the middle of next week, from the Lower Mississippi Valley through the saturated Mid South. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Fog/Mist

-8°C

17°F

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed S 15 km/h
Barometer 1015.6 mb (29.90 in)
Dewpoint -10°C (14°F)
Visibility 2.01 km
Wind Chill-14°C (6°F)
Last update 29 Feb 6:53 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Akeley MN

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 3. South wind around 14 km/h.

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

    High: 3 °C

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. South wind 5 to 11 km/h becoming west after midnight.

    Patchy Fog

    Low: -6 °C

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West wind 8 to 18 km/h increasing to 19 to 29 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 42 km/h.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 4 °C

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Cloudy, with a low around -10. West northwest wind 22 to 27 km/h decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 42 km/h.

    Cloudy

    Low: -10 °C

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 10 to 16 km/h becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: -1 °C

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. South southwest wind 10 to 14 km/h.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -7 °C

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 3. West wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Rain/Snow

    High: 3 °C

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Southwest wind 5 to 13 km/h.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: -7 °C

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West southwest wind 8 to 16 km/h, with gusts as high as 29 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow

    High: 4 °C

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 3. South wind around 14 km/h.
Tonight
Patchy fog before 9pm, then patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. South wind 5 to 11 km/h becoming west after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West wind 8 to 18 km/h increasing to 19 to 29 km/h in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 42 km/h.
Sunday Night
Cloudy, with a low around -10. West northwest wind 22 to 27 km/h decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 42 km/h.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 10 to 16 km/h becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. South southwest wind 10 to 14 km/h.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 2pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 3. West wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 37 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Southwest wind 5 to 13 km/h.
Wednesday
A slight chance of rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1pm and 5pm, then a slight chance of rain and snow after 5pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 4. West southwest wind 8 to 16 km/h, with gusts as high as 29 km/h. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 8 to 11 km/h.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 2. Northwest wind 10 to 18 km/h, with gusts as high as 35 km/h.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 9 to 14 km/h becoming light west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 km/h.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 3. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 8 to 13 km/h in the morning.
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Point Forecast:
Akeley MN
 47°N 94.72°W
Last Update:
6:30 am CST Feb 29, 2020
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Feb 29, 2020-6pm CST Mar 6, 2020
 
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