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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pine River Regional Airport (KPWC)

Lat: 46.73°NLon: 94.38°WElev: 1293ft.

Fair

42°F

6°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 3 mph
Barometer 30.39 in
Dewpoint 42°F (6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 23 Sep 7:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Backus MN

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    High: 64 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Sunny
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Low around 51. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 51 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 60. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 60 °F

    Showers and
    Patchy Fog
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    Low: 53 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

    High: 66 °F

    Cloudy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.

    High: 69 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 3am. Low around 51. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday
Showers, mainly before noon. Patchy fog before 11am. High near 60. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 53. South wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday
Cloudy, with a high near 66. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Breezy, with a southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Saturday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms, then a chance of showers after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Monday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Monday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. South wind around 10 mph becoming north in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Backus MN
 46.83°N 94.54°W
Last Update:
6:16 am CDT Sep 23, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CDT Sep 23, 2026-6pm CDT Sep 29, 2026
 
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