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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

64°F

18°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.86 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 11 Aug 11:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 61 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Areas of smoke after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Areas Smoke

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Areas of smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.

    Low: 54 °F

    Areas Smoke
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 81 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 63 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 78 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.

    Low: 58 °F

    Chance
    T-storms

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 61. Calm wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Areas of smoke after 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. West northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of smoke before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am, then a chance of showers between 10am and 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South southeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. North wind around 7 mph becoming east northeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. East northeast wind 6 to 8 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. East southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. East southeast wind around 8 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.81°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
11:15 pm CDT Aug 11, 2025
Forecast Valid:
11pm CDT Aug 11, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 18, 2025
 
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