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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Freezing Fog

24°F

-4°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.80 in
Dewpoint 24°F (-4°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 16 Feb 7:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Washington's Birthday

    Washington's Birthday: Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind.

    High: 40 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.

    Low: 28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Rain likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Mostly Cloudy
    then Rain
    Likely

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Breezy. Rain
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow. High near 34. East wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

    High: 26 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Washington's Birthday
Patchy fog before noon. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 40. Light and variable wind.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Tuesday
Rain likely after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday Night
Rain before midnight, then rain and snow. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 16 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow. High near 34. East wind 11 to 15 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. Northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Friday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 17. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 14. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
6:36 am CST Feb 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am CST Feb 16, 2026-6pm CST Feb 22, 2026
 
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