Weather in Backus, Minnesota
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 58 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Backus, MN
Saturday, May 16 at 11:54 PM
57
°
Clear
Feels like
49°
Humidity
39%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Sunset
8:47 PM
Backus, MN
Hour by hour · 24h
61°
17%
6p
63°
7p
64°
8p
61°
16%
9p
62°
15%
10p
61°
11p
59°
12a
56°
1a
56°
10%
2a
56°
15%
3a
54°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
53°
7a
61°
8a
67°
9a
70°
10a
74°
11a
76°
12p
77°
1p
79°
2p
79°
3p
79°
4p
78°
5p
Backus, MN
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Clear—66°44°
- SundayMay 17Heavy Rain54%60°40°
- MondayMay 18Heavy Drizzle67%56°42°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle83%42°38°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—58°31°
- ThursdayMay 21Overcast21%63°40°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle18%53°47°
Backus, MN
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Backus, MN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
NNW
338° · veering 38°
Direction
NNW
338°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 9
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Backus, MN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 0.4 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 0.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.4 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 70.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 1.1 Low
Backus, MN
Almanac · Saturday, May 16
Flowers blooming in late autumn, a sure sign of a bad winter coming.
Civil dawn
10:07 AM
Sunrise
5:41 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
8:47 PM
Civil dusk
2:24 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Backus, MN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 9:59 AM
- Moonset
- 1:04 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Backus, MN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
weather
Backus at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: May 27 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 16, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).