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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast

36°F

2°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed NW 14 mph
Barometer 29.58 in
Dewpoint 35°F (2°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 13 Jan 11:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

  • Today

    Today: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    High: 37 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 6 to 16 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 1. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 12 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    High: 19 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph.

    Low: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph.

    High: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 6 to 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 1. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 21 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 12. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West northwest wind 14 to 18 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind around 17 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 13 to 16 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
Last Update:
11:37 am CST Jan 13, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 13, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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