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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Fair

18°F

-8°C

Humidity 100%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.01 in
Dewpoint 18°F (-8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 20 Mar 4:15 am CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • Today

    Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    Low: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    High: 34 °F⇓

    Slight Chance
    Rain then
    Sunny and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.

    Low: 12 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    High: 42 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 28 °F

    Rain/Snow
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Likely
    and Breezy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 17 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow and
    Blustery

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 36 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 49. Light west southwest wind becoming southwest 12 to 17 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Friday
A 10 percent chance of rain before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a temperature falling to around 28 by 5pm. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 12. North northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming north northeast 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 24 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. Southeast wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Saturday Night
Rain and snow likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southeast wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 14 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Sunday Night
A 20 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 17. Blustery, with a north northwest wind 11 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 36. Northwest wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
A chance of rain and snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. South wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.81°N 95.8°W
Last Update:
3:47 am CDT Mar 20, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am CDT Mar 20, 2025-6pm CDT Mar 26, 2025
 
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