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Weather Focus Shifts To The West This Weekend

A strong system and cold front will dive and carve through the West this weekend. Widespread mountain snow is expected for the favored terrain, as some winter storm watches have been issued. This system will then evolve into a multi-hazard storm of heavy rain, flooding and severe thunderstorms early to the middle of next week, from the Lower Mississippi Valley through the saturated Mid South. Read More >

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Freezing Fog

16°F

-9°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed SE 8 mph
Barometer 30.03 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 0.25 mi
Wind Chill5°F (-15°C)
Last update 29 Feb 1:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. South wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Patchy Fog

    Low: 15 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 34. South wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Areas Fog
    then Mostly
    Sunny

    High: 34 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Patchy
    Fog

    Low: 25 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Partly Sunny
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

    High: 36 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Cloudy and
    Blustery then
    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 11 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 29 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 21 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Partly Sunny

    High: 37 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 20 °F

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Patchy fog after 2am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a steady temperature around 15. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 34. South wind 8 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Patchy fog between midnight and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. Breezy, with a west wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 16 to 21 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 8 to 13 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West northwest wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. South wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 37. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the morning.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West northwest wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West northwest wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 38. South wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
1:17 am CST Feb 29, 2020
Forecast Valid:
1am CST Feb 29, 2020-6pm CST Mar 6, 2020
 
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