Backus, Minnesota Weather
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Backus weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Light Drizzle60%0.04″85°63°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast61%—78°61°-7°
- SaturdayJun 6Clear——80°51°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——81°55°+1°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers66%0.07″74°62°-7°
- TuesdayJun 9Foggy32%—74°62°0°
- WednesdayJun 10Foggy27%—86°60°+12°
Ozone at AQI 45. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.3 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:13 AM
- Moonset
- 1:57 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Prairie lightning bugs rise
Backus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Backus
SPC has placed Backus in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.