Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 86%
Wind Speed NW 7 mph
Barometer 30.12 in
Dewpoint -3°F (-19°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-12°F (-24°C)
Last update 16 Mar 9:15 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around -3. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.

    Low: -3 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow, mainly after 1pm.  Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 21. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    High: 21 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A chance of snow before 11pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 1am.  Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 22 during the remainder of the night. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 16 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix then
    Slight Chance
    Freezing Rain

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.

    High: 44 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.

    High: 48 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph.

    High: 53 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Increasing clouds, with a low around -3. North northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light and variable after midnight.
Tuesday
Snow, mainly after 1pm. Patchy blowing snow after 2pm. High near 21. South southeast wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Tuesday Night
A chance of snow before 11pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 11pm and 1am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a temperature falling to near 16 by 8pm, then rising to around 22 during the remainder of the night. South southeast wind 7 to 15 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 30. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming north northwest after midnight.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph becoming south in the morning.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. South wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southwest wind 9 to 16 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 11 to 13 mph becoming southeast in the evening.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Breezy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 21 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind 13 to 17 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 40. North northwest wind 13 to 16 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. North northwest wind 9 to 11 mph becoming east after midnight.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 42. South southeast wind 10 to 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.83°N 95.83°W
9:22 pm CDT Mar 16, 2026
9pm CDT Mar 16, 2026-6pm CDT Mar 23, 2026
 
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