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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Mostly Cloudy

-1°F

-18°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed NW 18 mph
Barometer 29.96 in
Dewpoint -5°F (-21°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-22°F (-30°C)
Last update 22 Jan 4:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

Extreme Cold Watch January 23, 12:00pm until January 25, 12:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory until January 22, 12:00pm
Extreme Cold Warning January 22, 12:00pm until January 23, 12:00pm
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Extreme Cold Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Extreme Cold Warning
  •  
    Cold Weather Advisory until January 22, 12:00pm

    NOW until 12:00pm Thu

    Cold Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: -1 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of flurries.  Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

    High: -5 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Flurries and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. Wind chill values as low as -50. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.

    Low: -28 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -15. Wind chill values as low as -48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: -15 °F

    Cold

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -24. Light and variable wind.

    Low: -24 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. South wind 5 to 8 mph.

    High: -6 °F

    Cold

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -22. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable  in the evening.

    Low: -22 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: -7 °F

    Cold

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around -1. Wind chill values as low as -21. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
Thursday
A chance of flurries. Patchy blowing snow between 1pm and 4pm. Partly sunny and cold, with a temperature falling to around -19 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -45. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -28. Wind chill values as low as -50. West northwest wind 9 to 15 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -15. Wind chill values as low as -48. West northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -24. Light and variable wind.
Saturday
Partly sunny and cold, with a high near -6. South wind 5 to 8 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -22. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
Sunday
Mostly sunny and cold, with a high near -7. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -23. West northwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 8. South wind 9 to 13 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -7. West northwest wind 7 to 9 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. West northwest wind around 8 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 4. Northwest wind 8 to 11 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
4:37 am CST Jan 22, 2026
4am CST Jan 22, 2026-6pm CST Jan 28, 2026
 
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