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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fog/Mist

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed SE 14 mph
Barometer 29.58 in
Dewpoint 26°F (-3°C)
Visibility 2.00 mi
Wind Chill14°F (-10°C)
Last update 27 Dec 4:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:40am until December 27, 12:00pm
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Dense Fog Advisory
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    Dense Fog Advisory December 27, 04:40am until December 27, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Sat

    Dense Fog Advisory

  • Today

    High: 35 °F

    Dense Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Wintry Mix

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 11 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Monday

    Monday: Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 2 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: -5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.

    High: 29 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Widespread dense fog, mainly before 7am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. South southeast wind 6 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Tonight
A slight chance of snow and freezing rain between 3am and 4am, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Sunday
Snow likely, mainly after 9am. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before midnight. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 21 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Monday
Patchy blowing snow before 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Tuesday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 6. North northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
New Year's Day
Mostly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around -13. West wind around 7 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind 7 to 9 mph becoming south southeast in the afternoon.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
3:51 am CST Dec 27, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am CST Dec 27, 2025-6pm CST Jan 2, 2026
 
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