Observed 6:55 AM CDT at KPWC

Backus, MN weather

Mostly cloudy and 62°17°, rain ~10–11 AM (58%).

Mostly agree

Now 62°17°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the south-southeast. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 10 AM
Dew point: 51°10°; Comfortable · down to 41°5° by 3 PM
UV tomorrow: 2Low; Low all day (peak 2)
Pressure: 29.98 inHg1015 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

Light rain now, through the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

10°6° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 62°17° now)

Good hours for

Rain until 1 PM (60%, 0.2 in5.1 mm)
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 10–11 AM
High 62°17° today at 10 AM
Below 50°10° tonight after 8 PM
Below freezing tomorrow night from 5 AM (low 30°−1°)

This morningNear 62°17° · Rain all morning (60%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
This afternoonDown to 55°13° by 5 PM · Rain noon–1 PM (40%)
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 46°8° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 49°9° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 31°−1° by 5 AM · freezing, low 31°−1° · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	20%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	70%	29%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	75%	31%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	50%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	72%	81%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	60%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	70%	100%	1
Sat 12p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	40%, 0.04 in1 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	67%	100%	2
Sat 1p	Rain	62°17° (likely 51°11° to 62°17°)	62°17°	30%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	100%	2
Sat 2p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 49°9° to 59°15°)	59°15°	20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from W, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	100%	2
Sat 3p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°)	59°15°	10%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	51%	80%	2
Sat 4p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	47%	85%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	88%	0
Sat 6p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%, 0.01 in0.3 mm	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	48%	83%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	52%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	56%	80%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	80%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	53%	80%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	53%	42%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	42°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	53%	43%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	40°4° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	55%	41%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	42%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	38°3° (likely 35°2° to 40°4°)	36°2°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	58%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	36°2° (likely 35°2° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	61%	80%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	35°2°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	73%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	34°1° (likely 34°1° to 38°3°)	34°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	66%	69%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	33°1°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 35°2° to 41°5°)	34°1°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	64%	78%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	53%	81%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	45%	80%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	40%	74%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	36%	79%	2
Sun 2p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	34%	80%	2
Sun 3p	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	32%	86%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	30%	100%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	34%	100%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	37%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	53%	99%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	53%	94%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 39°4° to 43°6°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	93%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 38°3° to 42°6°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	59%	85%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	64%	90%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	34°1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	94%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 35°2° to 42°6°)	32°0°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	72%	97%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	33°1° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	30°−1°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	95%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	31°−1° (likely 31°−1° to 40°4°)	28°−2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	85%	99%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	88%	85%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	30°−1° (likely 30°−1° to 38°3°)	26°−3°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	88%	86%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 64°18°, low 32°0°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  60% chance · 0.16 in4.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain showers before 10am, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 10am and 3pm. Partly sunny. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 36 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–65°18°
Low, likely
32°0°–44°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 44 mph71 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 51°11°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 33°1°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 31°−1°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny. High near 51, with temperatures falling to around 49 in the afternoon. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 29. North wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Low, likely
29°−2°–38°3°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly cloudy. High 44°7°, low 29°−2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 40°4°
  70% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 37°3°
  90% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 44. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Rain showers after 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind around 5 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Low, likely
29°−2°–37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Showers. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 80% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 41°5°
  90% chance · 0.15 in3.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  80% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 46°8°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°9°
  40% chance · 0.12 in2.9 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Low, likely
37°3°–39°4°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
Wednesday, Oct 28. Showers. High 54°12°, low 33°1°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 39°4°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. South wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–58°14°
Low, likely
33°1°–45°7°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 39°4°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Low, likely
33°1°–40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 53°12°, low 35°2°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 48°9°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 47°8°
  40% chance · 0.27 in6.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Low, likely
35°2°–47°8°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 59°15°, low 49°9°. Rain 0.64 in16 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 56°13°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
55°13°–65°18°
Low, likely
46°8°–52°11°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 57°14°, low 46°8°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 43°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Low, likely
38°3°–54°12°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 54°12°, low 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
49°9°–61°16°
Low, likely
41°5°–53°12°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
3

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
58% chance of rain, high 64°, low 32°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 51°, low 29°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 44°, low 29°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 48–59°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (DLH) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Pine River near Jenkins

13 mi

Level: 7.7 ft
Flow: 28 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Shell River near Huntersville (CSAH24)

21 mi

Level: 1363 ft
Flow: 70 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Crow Wing River at Nimrod

21 mi

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 198 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Cross Lake Pine River Dam

22 mi

Level: 1216 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 8 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:32–6:34 PM; Morning 7:29–8:31 AM
Blue hour: 6:34–6:45 PM; Morning 7:17–7:29 AM; first light 7:17 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 67% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:59 AM · rises 5:14 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Backus. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,900 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.