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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 and Breezy

12°F

-11°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed NW 22 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint 10°F (-12°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 15 Mar 11:35 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 11:51am until March 15, 07:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory March 15, 11:51am until March 15, 07:00pm

    NOW until 7:00pm Sun

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Today

    High: 17 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 10 °F

    Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow after 1pm. High near 22. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 22 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Snow and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 13 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.

    Low: 29 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 17. Blustery, with a north wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Tonight
Patchy blowing snow before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -25. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 10. Wind chill values as low as -25. North northwest wind 16 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. North northwest wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Snow after 1pm. High near 22. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow, mixing with freezing rain after 10pm, then gradually ending. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 13. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph becoming west northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. West wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. South southwest wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50. West southwest wind 9 to 17 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 46. North northwest wind 9 to 14 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
9:28 am CDT Mar 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CDT Mar 15, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 21, 2026
 
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