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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

15°F

-9°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed S 5 mph
Barometer 29.95 in
Dewpoint 15°F (-9°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill7°F (-14°C)
Last update 12 Jan 6:35 am CST
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Today

    Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a slight chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A slight chance of rain before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 35 °F

    Slight Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Mostly
    Cloudy and
    Breezy

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 5 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Blustery

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind 7 to 16 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 33 °F

    Snow Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow before 2am, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 11 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

  • Friday

    Friday: A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.

    High: 20 °F

    Chance Snow
    and Patchy
    Blowing Snow

Detailed Forecast

Today
Partly sunny, with a high near 35. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
Tonight
A chance of rain before 2am, then a chance of freezing rain between 2am and 3am, then a slight chance of rain after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 32. Southwest wind 9 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A slight chance of rain before 10am, then a slight chance of snow between 10am and noon. Increasing clouds, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a west northwest wind 15 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 5. Blustery, with a north wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 12. North wind 7 to 16 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph after midnight.
Thursday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. South wind 13 to 16 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday Night
Snow likely. Patchy blowing snow before 2am, then patchy blowing snow after 3am. Cloudy, with a low around 11. Blustery, with a northwest wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday
A 40 percent chance of snow before noon. Patchy blowing snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 20. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 20 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -7. North northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 5. North northwest wind 14 to 16 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind 11 to 14 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 13. West northwest wind 11 to 16 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.81°N 95.8°W
Last Update:
6:37 am CST Jan 12, 2026
Forecast Valid:
6am CST Jan 12, 2026-6pm CST Jan 18, 2026
 
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