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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Light Snow and Breezy

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 26 mph
Barometer 29.78 in
Dewpoint 9°F (-13°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-5°F (-21°C)
Last update 21 Jan 12:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 22, 12:00pm until January 25, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 22, 12:00am until January 22, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
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  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 20 percent chance of snow before 5pm.  Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 4am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -25. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: -13 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -16 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -51. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

    Low: -27 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.

    High: -15 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: -25 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. South wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: -8 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -21. South southeast wind around 8 mph.

    Low: -21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near -3. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.

    High: -3 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 20 percent chance of snow before 5pm. Patchy blowing snow before 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow between 10pm and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -25. West northwest wind 11 to 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Thursday
Patchy blowing snow between 10am and 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -16 by 4pm. Wind chill values as low as -43. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -27. Wind chill values as low as -51. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -15. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -25. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -8. South wind 6 to 9 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -21. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -3. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -15. Southwest wind around 10 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 10. West southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -3. West northwest wind around 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
12:37 pm CST Jan 21, 2026
1pm CST Jan 21, 2026-6pm CST Jan 27, 2026
 
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