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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed NW 6 mph
Barometer 30.28 in
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-4°F (-20°C)
Last update 14 Jan 2:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 4 by 8pm, then rising to around 15 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 4 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 35 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Blowing
    Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 25 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -13 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 4 by 8pm, then rising to around 15 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 23 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 21 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Widespread blowing snow, mainly between 8am and 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 14 to 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 22 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
Last Update:
2:37 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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