Right now67°Cloudy
Needs attention
Current concerns
Outside today
Storms may interrupt the day.
Thunder chances reach 36% within the next 12 hours.
- Rain
- 28%peak today
- Wind
- 9 mphgusts to 23
- Air
- 52US AQI · Moderate
How today changes
The next 24 hours
Thunderstorms may interrupt the day, with the strongest signal in the next 12 hours.
- 72°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 73°2% rainGusts 22 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 75°3% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 75°15% rainGusts 21 mph
- 74°21% rainGusts 22 mph
- 72°23% rainGusts 23 mph
- 68°26% rainGusts 23 mph
- 67°28% rainGusts 23 mph
- 66°25% rainGusts 22 mph
- 66°21% rainGusts 20 mph
- 65°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 65°16% rainGusts 14 mph
- 66°15% rainGusts 9 mph
- 64°13% rainGusts 8 mph
- 66°10% rainGusts 8 mph
- 66°6% rainGusts 9 mph
- 66°3% rainGusts 10 mph
- 67°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°3% rainGusts 16 mph
- 70°3% rainGusts 16 mph
- 72°2% rainGusts 16 mph
- 75°1% rainGusts 16 mph
See the full 24 hours
- 72°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 73°2% rainGusts 22 mph
- 75°2% rainGusts 21 mph
- 75°3% rainGusts 20 mph
- 76°9% rainGusts 20 mph
- 75°15% rainGusts 21 mph
- 74°21% rainGusts 22 mph
- 72°23% rainGusts 23 mph
- 68°26% rainGusts 23 mph
- 67°28% rainGusts 23 mph
- 66°25% rainGusts 22 mph
- 66°21% rainGusts 20 mph
- 65°18% rainGusts 17 mph
- 65°16% rainGusts 14 mph
- 66°15% rainGusts 9 mph
- 64°13% rainGusts 8 mph
- 66°10% rainGusts 8 mph
- 66°6% rainGusts 9 mph
- 66°3% rainGusts 10 mph
- 67°3% rainGusts 13 mph
- 68°3% rainGusts 16 mph
- 70°3% rainGusts 16 mph
- 72°2% rainGusts 16 mph
- 75°1% rainGusts 16 mph
A little farther out
The next five days
Today carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 28%
- Wind
- 23 mph
Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.
- Rain
- 21%
- Wind
- 20 mph
Tuesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 4%
- Wind
- 16 mph
Wednesday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 13%
- Wind
- 10 mph
Thursday looks fairly quiet.
- Rain
- 23%
- Wind
- 17 mph
- 76° / 66°Today carries a thunderstorm chance.28% rain · Wind 23 mph
- 81° / 64°Monday carries a thunderstorm chance.21% rain · Wind 20 mph
- 80° / 59°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.4% rain · Wind 16 mph
- 80° / 60°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.13% rain · Wind 10 mph
- 80° / 60°Thursday looks fairly quiet.23% rain · Wind 17 mph
Environmental watch
Air quality + smoke
Air quality
Central Minnesota area · Updated Sun 12:00 PMNo fresh outlook yet.
See air-quality report
Sky check
Light smoke overhead
Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:37 PMAir near ground52 · Moderate US AQI
See smoke mapHow we know
Air quality describes Central Minnesota area, about 17 miles from this place.
Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.
Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters
Rain, in motion
Brainerd radar
Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.
Radar loads when you reach it.
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