Forecast Details for Backus, MN

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Tonight: A slight chance of rain before 4am, then a slight chance of snow between 4am and 5am, then a slight chance of rain after 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday: Rain and snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain after 5pm. High near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Wednesday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Breezy, with a west wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Friday: Sunny, with a high near 50. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 27. Calm wind.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. Breezy, with a south wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Saturday Night: A chance of rain and thunderstorms, then rain likely after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday: Rain likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Rain and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Monday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 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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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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