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Current conditions at

Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL)

Lat: 46.83°NLon: 95.89°WElev: 1391ft.

Overcast

47°F

8°C

Humidity 77%
Wind Speed N 5 mph
Barometer 30.19 in
Dewpoint 40°F (4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill45°F (7°C)
Last update 14 Oct 1:55 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Detroit Lakes MN

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 49. Calm wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.

    Low: 40 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    High: 55 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Low around 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 34 °F

    Breezy.
    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.

    High: 50 °F

    Partly Sunny
    and Breezy
    then Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening.

    Low: 33 °F

    Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 13 mph.

    Low: 42 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.

    High: 65 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Mostly cloudy, with a steady temperature around 49. Calm wind.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. Calm wind.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west northwest 13 to 18 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.
Thursday Night
Showers, mainly between 10pm and 1am. Low around 34. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 17 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 50. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 18 to 23 mph decreasing to 9 to 14 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.
Friday Night
Clear, with a low around 33. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 6 to 11 mph in the evening.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 62. South southwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. South wind 10 to 13 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. South southwest wind around 10 mph becoming west northwest in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41. South southeast wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 66. South southeast wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Detroit Lakes MN
 46.81°N 95.83°W
Last Update:
1:26 pm CDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
2pm CDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm CDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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