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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

A Few Clouds

37°F

3°C

Humidity 83%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.69 in
Dewpoint 32°F (0°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill32°F (0°C)
Last update 12 Jan 8:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 5am. South southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight.

    Low: 31 °F⇑

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F⇓

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Low: 3 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 6 to 14 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 2am, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 9 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 20 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 34 by 5am. South southwest wind 6 to 16 mph becoming west after midnight.
Tuesday
A slight chance of snow between 1pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 32 by 5pm. Breezy, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 11. North wind 6 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind becoming south 5 to 10 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. South wind 11 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 2am, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a northwest wind 22 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 3. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. West wind around 11 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
6:52 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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