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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

0°F

-18°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.20 in
Dewpoint 0°F (-18°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 14 Jan 8:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 5am. Light south southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 2 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 7 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 18 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -15 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to around 13 by 5am. Light south southeast wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 7pm. Low around 7. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow between 8am and noon. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near -5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -15. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 11 to 21 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
M.L.King Day
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 0. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -11. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. West wind 9 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. West wind around 10 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
7:37 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 21, 2026
 
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