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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

71°F

22°C

Humidity 31%
Wind Speed W 10 G 17 mph
Barometer 29.62 in
Dewpoint 39°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 May 10:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

Wind Advisory May 15, 10:51am until May 15, 09:00pm
Red Flag Warning May 15, 10:51am until May 15, 09:00pm
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Wind Advisory
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    Wind Advisory May 15, 10:51am until May 15, 09:00pm
    Red Flag Warning May 15, 10:51am until May 15, 09:00pm

    NOW: Multiple hazards in effect

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  • Today

    High: 79 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    and Breezy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 49 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Dust
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 47 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 63 °F

    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    Low: 44 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    High: 59 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 39 °F

    Showers

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing dust after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 79. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing dust before 9pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 49. West wind 7 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. West wind 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers after 1am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 47. East wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday
Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 4pm. High near 63. Breezy, with an east wind 21 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Cloudy, with a low around 44. East wind 11 to 18 mph becoming north after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 13 to 17 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 39. North wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a northwest wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tuesday Night
Areas of frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. Northwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Northwest wind 9 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
10:36 am CDT May 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CDT May 15, 2026-6pm CDT May 21, 2026
 
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