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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed N 18 mph
Barometer 29.75 in
Dewpoint 12°F (-11°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Wind Chill-2°F (-19°C)
Last update 5 Dec 10:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance
    Flurries

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 11 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -18. North wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -19. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 6 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South wind around 11 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 11 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow, mainly after noon. High near 29. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light north after midnight.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly between 9am and 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 11. Calm wind becoming northeast 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday Night
Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around -11. Wind chill values as low as -18. North wind 3 to 6 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 6. Wind chill values as low as -19. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. South wind around 11 mph.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Tuesday
Snow, mainly after noon. High near 29. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph becoming south southeast in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Cloudy, with a low around 9. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph becoming north northwest in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. Northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North wind 7 to 10 mph.
Thursday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. West northwest wind around 11 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
10:36 pm CST Dec 5, 2025
Forecast Valid:
10pm CST Dec 5, 2025-6pm CST Dec 12, 2025
 
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