Forecast Details for Backus, MN

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Current Alerts for Backus, MN: Flood Warning

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. West wind around 5 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 Wall Clouds?

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Wall Clouds Next Topic: Altocumulus Clouds

A wall cloud forms underneath the base of a cumulonimbus cloud, and can be a hotbed for deadly tornadoes.

Wall clouds are formed by air flowing into the cumulonimbus clouds, which can result in the wall cloud descending from the base of the cumulonimbus cloud, or rising fractus clouds which join to the base of the storm cloud as the wall cloud takes shape.

Wall clouds can be very large, and in the Northern Hemisphere they generally form at the southern edge of cumulonimbus clouds.

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Weather Topic: What are Altostratus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Cirrocumulus Clouds

Altostratus clouds form at mid to high-level altitudes (between 2 and 7 km) and are created by a warm, stable air mass which causes water vapor to condense as it rise through the atmosphere. Usually altostratus clouds are featureless sheets characterized by a uniform color.

In some cases, wind punching through the cloud formation may give it a waved appearance, called altostratus undulatus. Altostratus clouds are commonly seen with other cloud formations accompanying them.

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