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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Mostly Cloudy

38°F

3°C

Humidity 84%
Wind Speed SW 5 mph
Barometer 29.57 in
Dewpoint 33°F (1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill34°F (1°C)
Last update 12 Jan 10:55 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 11 to 18 mph.

    Low: 34 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 22 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph after midnight.

    Low: 2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 32 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 10 °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 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.

    High: 22 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    Low: -5 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 34. West wind 11 to 18 mph.
Tuesday
Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind 18 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 22 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. North northwest wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Light and variable wind becoming south 8 to 13 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow after 5pm. Cloudy, with a high near 32. South wind 14 to 18 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow. Low around 10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 24 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 38 mph.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -5. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 5. North northwest wind 15 to 18 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. West northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -2. West northwest wind around 15 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.55°N 95.98°W
Last Update:
11:06 pm CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 19, 2026
 
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