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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 92%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.64 in
Dewpoint -12°F (-24°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 30 Jan 9:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NE Pelican Rapids MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 31, 12:00pm until February 1, 12:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.

    Low: -12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 18 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow before 11pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 11pm and 1am, then snow after 1am. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Temperature rising to around 23 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Low: 16 °F⇑

    Wintry Mix
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph.

    High: 27 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.

    Low: 0 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Monday

    Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.

    High: 15 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.

    High: 18 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.

    Low: 6 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around -12. Wind chill values as low as -25. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 6 mph after midnight.
Saturday
A 40 percent chance of snow, mainly after 4pm. Patchy blowing snow after 1pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 18. Wind chill values as low as -24. Breezy, with a south wind 7 to 12 mph increasing to 17 to 22 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday Night
Snow before 11pm, then snow, possibly mixed with freezing rain between 11pm and 1am, then snow after 1am. Patchy blowing snow before midnight. Temperature rising to around 23 by 5am. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 22 mph becoming west southwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 27. Blustery, with a northwest wind 13 to 21 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. North northwest wind 5 to 11 mph.
Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. North wind around 6 mph becoming east in the afternoon.
Monday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. East wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of snow before noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 18. East southeast wind around 7 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 22. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. West wind 7 to 11 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Thursday
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. South southwest wind around 14 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 20. North northwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles NE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.64°N 96.02°W
Last Update:
9:37 pm CST Jan 30, 2026
Forecast Valid:
9pm CST Jan 30, 2026-6pm CST Feb 6, 2026
 
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