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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast

28°F

-2°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 6 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 10 Mar 2:45 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. East wind around 5 mph.

    High: 28 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.

    Low: 20 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then
    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 19 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.

    Low: 17 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 7 to 13 mph.

    High: 30 °F

    Chance Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A 10 percent chance of snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 28. East wind around 5 mph.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 21. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 36. North northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable.
Thursday
Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 7 to 16 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain and snow likely, becoming all snow after 10pm. Patchy blowing snow between 10pm and 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 19. Blustery, with a south southeast wind 17 to 22 mph becoming northwest 23 to 28 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 30. Blustery, with a northwest wind 19 to 24 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. North wind around 6 mph becoming east southeast after midnight.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. East wind 7 to 13 mph.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. North northeast wind 11 to 15 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 15 to 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -1. North northwest wind 7 to 16 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 20. West northwest wind 6 to 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
2:37 pm CDT Mar 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Mar 10, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
 
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