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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

-11°F

-24°C

Humidity 89%
Wind Speed S 3 mph
Barometer 30.48 in
Dewpoint -14°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 31 Jan 5:15 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 -29. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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 -29. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust 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:
4:46 am CST Jan 31, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 31, 2026-6pm CST Feb 6, 2026
 
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