Hazardous Weather Conditions
Current conditions at
Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)
Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.
Overcast with Haze
-7°F
-22°C
| Humidity | 75% |
| Wind Speed | NW 16 mph |
| Barometer | 30.16 in |
| Dewpoint | -13°F (-25°C) |
| Visibility | 5.00 mi |
| Wind Chill | -29°F (-34°C) |
| Last update | 17 Jan 12:55 pm CST |
Extended Forecast for
Detroit Lakes MN
Cold Weather Advisory January 18, 12:00pm until January 19, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 01:05pm until January 17, 06:00pm
Blizzard Warning January 18, 06:00am until January 18, 09:00pm
NOW until 6:00pm Sat
Cold Weather Advisory
This Afternoon
High: 0 °F
Partly Sunny
Tonight
Low: -7 °F⇑
Mostly Cloudy
then Snow
LikelySunday
High: 7 °F⇓
Snow Likely
and Blowing
SnowSunday Night
Low: -13 °F
Areas Blowing
Snow and
Blustery then
Mostly CloudyM.L.King Day
High: -1 °F
Partly Sunny
Monday Night
Low: -14 °F
Partly Cloudy
Tuesday
High: 9 °F
Partly Sunny
then Slight
Chance SnowTuesday Night
Low: 1 °F
Chance Snow
Detailed Forecast
This Afternoon
Partly sunny, with a high near 0. Wind chill values as low as -32. Northwest wind 10 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Tonight
Snow likely after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near -7 by 9pm, then rising to around 4 during the remainder of the night. Wind chill values as low as -20. West northwest wind 6 to 13 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly before 11am. Widespread blowing snow, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature rising to near 7 by 9am, then falling to around -3 during the remainder of the day. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northwest 24 to 29 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Areas of blowing snow before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -13. Wind chill values as low as -33. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 43 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -14. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 9. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. Southwest wind 7 to 10 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 7. West wind 7 to 9 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near -3. North northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
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Detroit Lakes MN
46.83°N 95.83°W
46.83°N 95.83°W
12:51 pm CST Jan 17, 2026
1pm CST Jan 17, 2026-6pm CST Jan 23, 2026
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