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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast and Breezy

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 23 G 28 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill11°F (-12°C)
Last update 13 Jan 6:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

6 Miles NNW Pelican Rapids MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: 1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west in the afternoon.

    High: 5 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 4am. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the evening.

    Low: 4 °F⇑

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 13 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Areas of blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 2. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a steady temperature around 5. Wind chill values as low as -15. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light west in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 4am. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly after noon. Patchy blowing snow after 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 13. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Windy, with a north northwest wind 28 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Areas of blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 2. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 3. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. South southeast wind 10 to 13 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
6 Miles NNW Pelican Rapids MN
 46.64°N 96.14°W
Last Update:
6:46 pm CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6pm CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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