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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

1°F

-17°C

Humidity 88%
Wind Speed NW 9 mph
Barometer 30.34 in
Dewpoint -1°F (-18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-14°F (-26°C)
Last update 14 Jan 11:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Pelican Rapids MN

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

    High: 9 °F

    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the evening.

    Low: 5 °F⇑

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Chance Snow
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 14 °F

    Snow and
    Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: Snow likely before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 19 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    Low: -7 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 20 mph.

    High: -2 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Blustery

Detailed Forecast

Today
Sunny, with a high near 9. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight
A 20 percent chance of snow after 4am. Increasing clouds, with a temperature rising to around 15 by 5am. Light and variable wind becoming south 9 to 14 mph in the evening.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow before 7am, then a chance of snow after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Thursday Night
Snow. Patchy blowing snow after 9pm. Low around 14. Blustery, with a northwest wind 20 to 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Friday
Snow likely before noon. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. Blustery, with a northwest wind 26 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Friday Night
Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near -2. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 20 mph.
Saturday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -12. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph becoming south in the evening.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 20 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 17 to 20 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near 5. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -9. North northwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 7. 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:
11:37 am CST Jan 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11am CST Jan 14, 2026-6pm CST Jan 20, 2026
 
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