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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

31°F

-1°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 13 mph
Barometer 29.44 in
Dewpoint 31°F (-1°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill21°F (-6°C)
Last update 15 Jan 8:35 pm CST
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles NNE Pelican Rapids MN

Winter Weather Advisory January 16, 12:00am until January 16, 06:00pm
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Winter Weather Advisory

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 8 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 14 °F⇓

    Chance Snow
    and Areas
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -6 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.

    High: -3 °F

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Blustery

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight.

    Low: -11 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • 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 19 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Blustery.
    Chance Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • M.L.King Day

    M.L.King Day: Partly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.

    High: -1 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind 8 to 10 mph.

    Low: -9 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Snow likely, mainly between midnight and 5am. Patchy blowing snow after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Blustery, with a west northwest wind 17 to 22 mph increasing to 23 to 28 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow. Areas of blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a temperature falling to around 5 by 5pm. Wind chill values as low as -17. Blustery, with a northwest wind 25 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow before midnight. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. Wind chill values as low as -28. Blustery, with a north northwest wind around 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Saturday
Patchy blowing snow before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near -3. Wind chill values as low as -31. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -11. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph becoming south after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. Blustery, with a south southwest wind 14 to 19 mph becoming northwest 21 to 26 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -10. Blustery, with a northwest wind 18 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph.
M.L.King Day
Partly sunny, with a high near -1. West northwest wind 11 to 17 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -9. West wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 10. Southwest wind 8 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 1. West southwest wind around 11 mph becoming northwest after midnight.
Wednesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind 10 to 13 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -1. West wind around 9 mph becoming south after midnight.
Thursday
Partly sunny, with a high near 15. South wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
10 Miles NNE Pelican Rapids MN
 46.7°N 96.02°W
Last Update:
7:36 pm CST Jan 15, 2026
Forecast Valid:
8pm CST Jan 15, 2026-6pm CST Jan 22, 2026
 
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