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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Partly Cloudy

2°F

-17°C

Humidity 66%
Wind Speed S 13 mph
Barometer 30.37 in
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-16°F (-27°C)
Last update 31 Jan 9:55 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 31, 12:00pm until February 1, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    Today: A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Temperature rising to around 21 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 16 °F⇑

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 25 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind around 6 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. East wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 14 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: -1 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 20 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -16. Breezy, with a south wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight
Snow. Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Temperature rising to around 21 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 21 mph becoming west after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 16 by 5pm. Northwest wind 10 to 17 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. North wind around 5 mph becoming east after midnight.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. East wind around 6 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 22. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. South southwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Southwest wind 11 to 15 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 19. North northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
9:37 am CST Jan 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
10am CST Jan 31, 2026-6pm CST Feb 6, 2026
 
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