Forecast Details for Backus, MN

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Current Alerts for Backus, MN: Flood Warning

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Wednesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. West wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Light southeast wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 1am and 4am, then a slight chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Independence Day: A chance of showers between 1pm and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 67. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Saturday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Partly sunny, with a high near 78. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1am, then a slight chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Monday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the morning.

Monday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cumulus Clouds?

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Cumulus clouds are fluffy and textured with rounded tops, and may have flat bottoms. The border of a cumulus cloud is clearly defined, and can have the appearance of cotton or cauliflower.

Cumulus clouds form at low altitudes (rarely above 2 km) but can grow very tall, becoming cumulus congestus and possibly the even taller cumulonimbus clouds. When cumulus clouds become taller, they have a greater chance of producing precipitation.

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Weather Topic: What is Evaporation?

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Evaporation is the process which returns water from the earth back to the atmosphere, and is another crucial process in the water cycle.

Evaporation is the transformation of liquid into gas, and it happens because molecules are excited by the application of energy and turn into vapor. In order for water to evaporate it has to be on the surface of a body of water.

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