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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

A Few Clouds

39°F

4°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 37°F (3°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 3 Mar 10:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 40 °F⇓

    Patchy Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.

    Low: 24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 8 to 13 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.

    Low: 30 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.

    High: 46 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.

    High: 38 °F

    Chance Rain

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 19 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 42 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 2pm. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 35 by 5pm. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tonight
Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 46. South wind 8 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 30. South wind around 6 mph becoming north northeast in the evening.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Southeast wind 7 to 15 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. Southeast wind 10 to 13 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
Friday Night
A chance of rain, snow, and freezing rain before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 42. Northwest wind 9 to 16 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. South southwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Sunday Night
A slight chance of rain and snow. Partly cloudy, with a low around 26. West northwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Northwest wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
10:53 am CST Mar 3, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Mar 3, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 9, 2026
 
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