Storm Station
Backus, Minnesota
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 7 mph SSE
Patchy fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
40Air quality
100%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Backus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Pine River RegioPWC

At an airfield/9.1 mi away/1,296 ft/48 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 732

BadouraBADM5

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/1,432 ft/88 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank205of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Backus 1.5 WSWMN-CS-69

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,337 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pine River DamCRLM5

At a dam/21.8 mi away/1,250 ft/94 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pine River Regio, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Backus. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pine River Regio, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWCFIG. A THE SKY OVER PINE RIVER REGIOSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPine River Regio, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PWCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.3 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Pine River Regio: temperature 56.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWCFIG. B THE AIR AT PINE RIVER REGIOTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.3 F, 56.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEPine River Regio, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pine River Regio, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWCFIG. C THE WIND AT PINE RIVER REGIOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPine River Regio, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pine River Regio, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pine River Dam (CRLM5), 21.8 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Minnesota

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Backus

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.