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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

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed SE 7 mph
Barometer 29.97 in
Dewpoint 22°F (-6°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 14 Mar 2:35 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN

Winter Weather Advisory March 14, 07:00pm until March 15, 07:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 30 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 15. Blustery, with an east wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 15 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 20 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 10. North northwest wind around 18 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 21. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 21 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Low: 14 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 40 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East southeast wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 15. Blustery, with an east wind 13 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before 9am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 11 by 5pm. Blustery, with a north wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 10. North northwest wind around 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Snow, mainly after 1pm. High near 21. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 40. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West northwest wind around 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles SW Detroit Lakes MN
 46.77°N 95.89°W
Last Update:
2:32 pm CDT Mar 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 14, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 20, 2026
 
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