Brainerd, MN Weather Forecast
Crow Wing County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Brainerd, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Brainerd, MN at a glance
Brainerd is home to about 14,563 people in Crow Wing County, across 12 square miles. It ranks 76th by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Baxter, 4 miles away.
- County
- Crow Wing County
- Population
- 14,563 2023 est.
- Land area
- 12 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 1,201
- Forecast point
- 46.3553°N, 94.1984°W
How well can the network see Brainerd?
The nearest Doppler radar is KDLH (Duluth, MN), to the ENE. Its lowest scan passes about 9,600 ft above Brainerd. At that range the beam overshoots the base of a storm. If a warning for Brainerd looks unsupported on radar, trust the warning.
The closest weather station is KBRD (Brainerd/Lakes Rgnl). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Brainerd
- Baxter, MN4 mi
- First Assessment UT, MN4 mi
- Sylvan, MN10 mi
- Breezy Point, MN18 mi
- Little Falls, MN27 mi
- Staples, MN29 mi
- Long Prairie, MN41 mi
- Brockway, MN44 mi
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