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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast

7°F

-14°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.98 in
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 2 Jan 4:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered flurries before 8pm, then a chance of snow, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 5 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.

    High: 13 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight.

    Low: 18 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West wind 7 to 10 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Scattered flurries before 8pm, then a chance of snow, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 5. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Saturday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 13. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 9 mph after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 22. Southeast wind 10 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light south southeast.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Light and variable wind becoming west 5 to 7 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 15. South southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 32. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. South southeast wind around 8 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 24. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
4:46 pm CST Jan 2, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5pm CST Jan 2, 2026-6pm CST Jan 9, 2026
 
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