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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast and Windy

13°F

-11°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed N 26 G 35 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 11°F (-12°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 15 Mar 3:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 3am, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow after 1pm. High near 21. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    High: 46 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 3am, then patchy blowing snow after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -24. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Wind chill values as low as -26. North northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Snow after 1pm. High near 21. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 8 to 16 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. West southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 10 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. West northwest wind 9 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. Northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. East wind 10 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41. North wind 10 to 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
Last Update:
1:47 pm CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 22, 2026
 
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