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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)

Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.

-31°F

-35°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.54 in
Dewpoint -39°F (-39°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 24 Jan 8:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Backus MN

Cold Weather Advisory January 24, 06:00pm until January 25, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 08:31am until January 24, 12:00pm
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Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
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    Extreme Cold Warning January 24, 08:31am until January 24, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Extreme Cold Warning

  • Today

    High: -5 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: -20 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -1 °F

    Cold

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. West wind around 5 mph.

    Low: -20 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
A chance of flurries after 2pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -5. Wind chill values between -25 and -35. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -20. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -1. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -20. Wind chill values between -25 and -30. West wind around 5 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind around 10 mph becoming northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 6. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 8. North wind around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the morning.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Backus MN
 46.83°N 94.51°W
Last Update:
7:51 am CST Jan 24, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8am CST Jan 24, 2026-6pm CST Jan 30, 2026
 
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