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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Mostly Cloudy

76°F

24°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.71 in
Dewpoint 73°F (23°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index76°F (24°C)
Last update 20 Jul 2:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 68 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy smoke between noon and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.

    High: 87 °F

    Sunny then
    Patchy Smoke
    and Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 61 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    High: 77 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 81 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: 61 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 64 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 3am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 68. Southwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Monday
Patchy smoke between noon and 3pm. Sunny, with a high near 87. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph.
Monday Night
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10pm and 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 61. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north northeast after midnight.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Light and variable wind becoming south around 6 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 88. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 68. South wind around 11 mph.
Saturday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 92. South southwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Sunday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 95. South southwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.81°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
2:36 am CDT Jul 20, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2am CDT Jul 20, 2026-6pm CDT Jul 26, 2026
 
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