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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)

Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.

Mostly Cloudy

60°F

16°C

Humidity	41%
Wind Speed	S 14 mph
Barometer	30.22 in
Dewpoint	36°F (2°C)
Visibility	8.00 mi
Last update	21 May 12:25 pm CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Backus MN

This Afternoon
High: 64 °F
Mostly Sunny
and Breezy
Tonight
Low: 43 °F
Decreasing
Clouds
Friday
High: 60 °F
Breezy.
Increasing
Clouds then
Showers
Likely
Friday Night
Low: 43 °F
Showers and
Breezy
Saturday
High: 64 °F
Chance
Showers
Saturday Night
Low: 44 °F
Partly Cloudy
Sunday
High: 77 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 50 °F
Partly Cloudy
Memorial Day
High: 86 °F
Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon

Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a south wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 43. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday

Showers likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 60. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night

Showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 43. Breezy, with an east wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday

A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Sunday

Sunny, with a high near 77. Southwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.

Memorial Day

Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Tuesday

Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.