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Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current conditions at

Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)

Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.

Overcast

40°F

4°C

Humidity	62%
Wind Speed	W 8 mph
Barometer	30.13 in
Dewpoint	27°F (-3°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Wind Chill	35°F (2°C)
Last update	5 Apr 11:15 am CDT

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Extended Forecast for

6 Miles WSW Backus MN

Today
High: 40 °F
Chance
Rain/Snow
Tonight
Low: 17 °F
Mostly Cloudy
and Blustery
Monday
High: 27 °F
Partly Sunny
and Blustery
Monday Night
Low: 5 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 34 °F
Mostly Sunny
Tuesday Night
Low: 28 °F
Chance Snow
and Breezy
Wednesday
High: 46 °F
Rain/Snow
Likely
Wednesday Night
Low: 27 °F
Slight Chance
Rain/Snow and
Breezy
Thursday
High: 39 °F
Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today

A chance of snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Tonight

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a north wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night

Mostly clear, with a low around 5. North wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

Tuesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night

A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday

Rain likely, possibly mixed with snow before 1pm, then a chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Southeast wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night

Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Friday

A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming south after midnight.

Saturday

A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.