56567 Weather Watch

Daily Local Forecasts

• Tuesday Morning First Alert: For the last day of March, expect showers and cooler conditions, with wet weather expected to...

Severe weather progression across Upper Midwest:

• 3/30: Severe thunderstorms impact Michigan's Lower Peninsula.
• 3/31: SE Wisconsin sees rounds of...

Tuesday 3/31 forecast for Park Rapids area:

• Showers and cooler conditions on last day of March
• Wet weather continues into Wednesday
  Stay tuned for First Alert updates from Jessica Burch.

Park Rapids (56567) Update at 12:53 AM CDT: 33°F, feels like 33°F, showers nearby, gusts 2 mph, partly cloudy.

• Active Advisory: Winter Weather...

Midwest Megastorm Alerts

• 🔥 Flight Chaos and Snow: Midwest megastorm causing flight chaos at Minneapolis with 18in snow, wild storms, and alerts...

• Monday: One more dry day with above-average temperatures
• Mon night-Tuesday: Rain, thunder possible; wintry precipitation in parts of U.P.
• Several precipitation chances this week
  Great Lakes context for Lakes Country patterns.

Multi-threat storm train targets west-central MN – monitor hail, outages, travel amid blizzard risks:

• Overnight hail/thunder: Isolated elevated...

Winter Weather Thursday Update

• 🔥 Upper Midwest Cold Snap: Hutch Johnson details an approaching cold snap with rain and snow storm expected over...

Multi-source outlooks confirm Thursday threat from Ohio Valley/Midwest to Great Lakes:

• Timing: Afternoon/evening, 3-11 p.m. window with possible...

Tracking Hutch's updates on the Upper Midwest blizzard:

• 3/25: Unsettled pattern brings rain tonight into snow, colder temps, Northern Plains focus...

Alert for 56567 area: Long-range forecasts align on severe weather ramping up first week of April across Midwest and Great Lakes.

• Pattern flip: Heat...

Greatest signal for heavy precipitation in south-central CONUS hits on April 1 and 2, with a moderate risk possibly added. Long-range alert for potential Midwest spring flood influences near Lakes Country.

Rare early-season fury hit the Upper Midwest with an EF5 in Indiana – only the second in the US since 2013 and virtually unheard of in early March –...

Climate fingerprints on Saturday's warmth: highs in the 70s/low 80s across southern Minnesota, 3-4 times more likely due to climate change.

March...

Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook

• 🔥 3/20/26 Outlook Video: Day 2 Severe Weather Outlook for 3/20/26 available as a 2:07 YouTube video.

Midwest...

• Clipper storms hitting Upper Midwest into week's end, labeled as nuisance events
• Severe weather with strong tornadoes expected across Midwest
• Day 2 outlook issued for 3/20/26, video available
  Watch for escalating risks in Lakes Country.

• Warming trend Thursday through weekend
• No appreciable precipitation chances
• Cooler but slightly warmer than normal afterward

Wednesday afternoon: Morning clouds clear for sunshine, highs upper 30s-lower 40s with melting after 0.9" snow.

• Tonight: Dense fog forms, patchy...

• Tornado drill alert: Statewide drill this Wednesday afternoon for Severe Weather Awareness Week
• Get ready: Ideal time to practice severe weather response in 56567 area
• Alert methods: Short video (2:02) covers ways to receive severe weather alerts

Weather Alert Day

• 🔥 Severe Storms Potential: Weather Alert Day bringing potential for severe storms, gusty winds and tornadoes.
• Safety Tips:...