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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

6°F

-14°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed NW 8 mph
Barometer 30.30 in
Dewpoint 2°F (-17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-7°F (-22°C)
Last update 14 Jan 2:15 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 4 by 8pm, then rising to around 14 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Low: 4 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Chance Wintry
    Mix and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.

    High: 18 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -8 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 22 mph.

    High: -4 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -14 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Tonight
A chance of flurries before 1am, then a chance of snow, mainly between 1am and 5am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature falling to near 4 by 8pm, then rising to around 14 during the remainder of the night. Light and variable wind becoming south 11 to 16 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday
A chance of snow before 1pm, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of snow after 3pm. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 22 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 10pm. Low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 18. Blustery, with a northwest wind around 26 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -8. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 22 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near -4. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 13 to 22 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -14. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 22 mph becoming north northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Sunday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 1. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West northwest wind around 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 9. West wind around 11 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.55°N 95.98°W
Last Update:
2:01 pm CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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