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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Light Rain and Windy

39°F

4°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed E 28 G 40 mph
Barometer 29.38 in
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 8.00 mi
Wind Chill27°F (-3°C)
Last update 17 Feb 7:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain before midnight, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Patchy blowing snow between 4am and 5am. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Low: 30 °F

    Rain and
    Breezy then
    Rain/Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7am. High near 34. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    High: 34 °F

    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Likely

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 22 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 11 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.

    Low: 4 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.

    High: 15 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Rain before midnight, then snow, possibly mixed with rain. Patchy blowing snow between 4am and 5am. Low around 30. Breezy, with an east wind 20 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 48 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Wednesday
Snow, possibly mixed with rain, becoming all snow after 7am. High near 34. East southeast wind 10 to 17 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Snow likely, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday
A 50 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. North northwest wind around 11 mph.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 4. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Saturday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 15. Northwest wind 7 to 11 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 12. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -5. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 18. Northeast wind 6 to 11 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southeast wind 11 to 14 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Southeast wind 13 to 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
6:36 pm CST Feb 17, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7pm CST Feb 17, 2026-6pm CST Feb 24, 2026
 
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