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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fog/Mist

36°F

2°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.05 in
Dewpoint 36°F (2°C)
Visibility 6.00 mi
Wind Chill30°F (-1°C)
Last update 3 Mar 3:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A chance of freezing rain before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 43 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Rain

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South southwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 47. Southeast wind 9 to 16 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind 13 to 15 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A chance of freezing rain before noon, then a chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. West northwest wind 10 to 17 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 47. West southwest wind 11 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Northwest wind around 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 52. South southwest wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday Night
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 11 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
Last Update:
2:38 pm CST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm CST Mar 3, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
 
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