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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Mostly Cloudy

14°F

-10°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 30.02 in
Dewpoint 14°F (-10°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill6°F (-14°C)
Last update 12 Mar 5:55 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

High Wind Warning March 12, 07:00pm until March 13, 07:00am
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High Wind Warning

  • Today

    Today: Snow before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 39 °F

    Breezy.
    Partly Sunny
    then
    Rain/Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 18 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.

    Low: 15 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 21 mph.

    High: 21 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Blustery

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    Low: -2 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.

    High: 16 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Snow before 4pm, then rain and snow likely. High near 39. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 9 to 14 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 90%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tonight
Rain and snow likely before 9pm, then a chance of snow between 9pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. Windy, with a west southwest wind 18 to 23 mph becoming northwest 27 to 32 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 21 to 26 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 39 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. North northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Cloudy, with a low around 15. East northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a north wind 15 to 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 16. North northwest wind 11 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming south southeast after midnight.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. South southeast wind 6 to 11 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 39. South southeast wind 8 to 13 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
5:37 am CDT Mar 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CDT Mar 12, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 18, 2026
 
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