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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist and Breezy

17°F

-8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed NW 21 G 29 mph
Barometer 29.45 in
Dewpoint 17°F (-8°C)
Visibility 1.75 mi
Wind Chill0°F (-18°C)
Last update 16 Jan 5:15 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN

Winter Weather Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory
  •  
    Winter Weather Advisory until January 16, 06:00pm

    NOW until 6:00pm Fri

    Winter Weather Advisory

  • Overnight

    Low: 23 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 2pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 16 °F⇓

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: 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 -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 24 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 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon.

    High: -1 °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. Northwest wind 9 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

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow. Cloudy, with a steady temperature around 23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 29 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Snow likely, mainly before 10am. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 8 by 2pm. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
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 -23. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 24 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -1. Wind chill values as low as -27. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 11 to 16 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Northwest wind 9 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. 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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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.55°N 95.98°W
Last Update:
4:46 am CST Jan 16, 2026
Forecast Valid:
5am CST Jan 16, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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