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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Blowing Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

5°F

-15°C

Humidity 91%
Wind Speed NW 25 G 30 mph
Barometer 29.65 in
Dewpoint 3°F (-16°C)
Visibility 1.00 mi
Wind Chill-17°F (-27°C)
Last update 16 Jan 1:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN

Winter Storm Watch January 18, 03:00am until January 18, 09:00pm
Cold Weather Advisory January 17, 12:00am until January 17, 04:00pm
Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:08pm until January 17, 06:00am
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Winter Storm Watch
Cold Weather Advisory
Winter Weather Advisory
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    Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 02:08pm until January 17, 06:00am

    NOW until 6:00am Sat

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • This Afternoon

    High: 7 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -4 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: -2 °F⇓

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -8 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.

    High: 13 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Areas of blowing snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Areas Blowing
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 0. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

    High: 0 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Snow likely, mainly before 5pm. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 7. Wind chill values as low as -16. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.
Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Wind chill values as low as -26. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 3pm. Partly sunny, with a temperature falling to around -8 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -30. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph decreasing to 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Wind chill values as low as -24. West northwest wind 8 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. Windy, with a west southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming north northwest 25 to 30 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 44 mph.
Sunday Night
Areas of blowing snow before 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 0. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. West northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 3. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Northwest wind around 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.55°N 95.98°W
Last Update:
1:32 pm CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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