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Severe Thunderstorms Forecast for Portions of the Plains, Mississippi Valley, and Mid South

Intense and widespread severe thunderstorms are expected Friday afternoon into the overnight hours across parts of the middle Mississippi Valley and Mid-South vicinity, eastward to the lower Ohio and Tennessee Valleys. Strong and damaging wind gusts are forecast along with several strong tornadoes. Farther north, heavy snow and blizzard conditions are possible over the Upper Midwest. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Park Rapids Municipal Airport (KPKD)

Lat: 46.9°NLon: 95.07°WElev: 1440ft.

Overcast

33°F

1°C

Humidity 45%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.90 in (1015.3 mb)
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 30 Mar 3:53 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Park Rapids Municipal Airport MN

Winter Weather Advisory March 30, 06:00pm until March 31, 07:00am
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 32. East southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Slight Chance
    Snow

    High: 32 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely before 8pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Wintry Mix
    Likely

    Low: 22 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

    High: 34 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Blustery.
    Snow Likely
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

    Low: 6 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.

    Sunny

    High: 33 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 17 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 41 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Partly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Cloudy

    Low: 23 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 37 °F

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of flurries with a slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a steady temperature around 32. East southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely before 8pm, then snow likely, possibly mixed with freezing rain. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Northeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northeast wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly before 11pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 6. Blustery, with a north northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 33. North wind 5 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. South southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Breezy, with a west wind 13 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with an east northeast wind 14 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Tuesday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 18. Blustery, with an east northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a northeast wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
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Park Rapids Municipal Airport MN
 46.89°N 95.06°W
Last Update:
3:44 pm CDT Mar 30, 2023
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Mar 30, 2023-6pm CDT Apr 6, 2023
 
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