Veterans Day starts out milder in the St. Cloud and Brainerd Lakes areas, then colder air settles in for the rest of the week. The National Weather Service has no weather alerts posted this morning for either city.
Today in St. Cloud
The National Weather Service forecast for St. Cloud calls for a mostly sunny Veterans Day, with a high near 50 degrees that falls to around 43 in the afternoon. North winds are 5 to 15 mph. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 32 and a slight chance of snow showers between 2 and 4 a.m. The chance of precipitation tonight is 20%.
St. Cloud State University meteorologist Bob Weisman’s campus forecast is in the same range: a high between 48 and 53, northwest winds 10 to 20 mph with higher gusts, a slight chance of a sprinkle or flurry in the morning, then more sunshine in the afternoon. He puts tonight’s low between 28 and 34, with a slight chance of a flurry and wind chills from 20 to 30.
Today in Brainerd
The National Weather Service in Duluth has a cooler forecast for Crow Wing County, including Brainerd: partly sunny, a high near 44 falling to around 39 in the afternoon, and north winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts as high as 25 mph. Tonight looks mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. There is a 20% chance of precipitation, including a chance of rain and snow showers in the evening and a chance of snow showers later tonight.
Colder Thursday through the weekend
Both official forecasts turn colder after today. In St. Cloud, the Weather Service has a Thursday high near 39 and a Thursday night low around 22, then sunny weather Friday with a high near 38 and a low around 21. Brainerd’s Thursday high is near 37, with a Thursday night low around 22 and a Friday high near 37. The Weather Service Twin Cities office says much colder Canadian air will settle in Thursday through the weekend, with highs Thursday and Friday only in the upper 30s, then a gradual warmup into the 40s this weekend. Check 511 Minnesota before you drive if temperatures drop near freezing overnight.
Sources: National Weather Service point forecasts for St. Cloud and Brainerd (NWS Twin Cities and NWS Duluth); St. Cloud State University weather forecast; NWS Twin Cities area forecast discussion issued 5:39 a.m. CT Nov. 11, 2026.
Forecasts can change. Please confirm details yourself with the National Weather Service or 511 Minnesota before you travel.
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