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Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)
Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.
Light Rain Fog/Mist
49°F
9°C
| Humidity | 98% |
| Wind Speed | E 12 mph |
| Barometer | 30.00 in |
| Dewpoint | 49°F (9°C) |
| Visibility | 5.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | 44°F (7°C) |
| Last update | 22 May 5:15 pm CDT |
Extended Forecast for
Backus MN
This Afternoon
High: 50 °F
Showers
Tonight
Low: 48 °F
Showers and
BreezySaturday
High: 65 °F
Mostly Cloudy
Saturday Night
Low: 44 °F
Mostly Clear
Sunday
High: 78 °F
Sunny
Sunday Night
Low: 49 °F
Mostly Clear
Memorial Day
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Monday Night
Low: 56 °F
Mostly Clear
Tuesday
High: 87 °F
Sunny
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Showers. Steady temperature around 50. East wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
Showers, mainly before 2am. Steady temperature around 48. Breezy, with an east wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. West wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Memorial Day
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 84. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 82. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Backus MN
46.83°N 94.54°W
46.83°N 94.54°W
4:46 pm CDT May 22, 2026
5pm CDT May 22, 2026-6pm CDT May 29, 2026
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