Forecast Details for Backus, MN

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Current Alerts for Backus, MN: Winter Weather Advisory

Tonight: Snow likely, mainly before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Sunday: A chance of rain and snow before 2pm, then a chance of rain between 2pm and 3pm, then a chance of rain and snow after 3pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 28. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Tuesday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Breezy, with a south wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51. South wind around 10 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Northwest wind around 5 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Thursday Night: A slight chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

Friday: A chance of rain and snow. Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. East wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

Friday Night: A chance of rain or freezing rain. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. Northeast wind around 5 mph.

Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 15 mph.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrocumulus Clouds?

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Cirrocumulus clouds form at high altitudes (usually around 5 km) and have distinguishing characteristics displayed in a fine layer of small cloud patches. These small cloud patches are sometimes referred to as "cloudlets" in relation to the whole cloud formation.

Cirrocumulus clouds are formed from ice crystals and water droplets. Often, the water droplets in the cloud freeze into ice crystals and the cloud becomes a cirrostratus cloud. Because of this common occurrence, cirrocumulus cloud formations generally pass rapidly.

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Weather Topic: What are Cirrus Clouds?

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Next Topic: Condensation

Cirrus clouds are high-level clouds that occur above 20,000 feet and are composed mainly of ice crystals. They are thin and wispy in appearance.

What do they indicate?
They are often the first sign of an approaching storm.

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