Observed 2:15 AM CDT at KDTL

Detroit Lakes, MN weather

Clear and 66°19°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 AM.

Mostly agree

Now 66°19°

Clear

Wind: 16 mph26 km/h; From the south. Gusts to 29 mph46 km/h around 11 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable · down to 38°3° by 1 PM
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 1–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 29.89 inHg1012 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (56°13° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Dry until 8 AM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h until 4 AM
Rain today 8–11 AM (40%, 0.06 in1.5 mm)
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h today 9 AM–2 PM
Below 50°10° tonight after 7 PM

TonightNear 63°17° · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
This morningDown to 54°12° by 9 AM · Rain 8–11 AM (40%) · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h
This afternoonNear 55°13° · gusts to 25 mph40 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 36°2° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 45°7° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 47°8° · Cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 39°4° by 1 AM · Cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 2a	Clear	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from SSE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	60%	9%	0
Sat 3a	Clear	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	62%	4%	0
Sat 4a	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	65%	3%	0
Sat 5a	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	65%	5%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	5%	14 mph23 km/h from S, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	68%	19%	0
Sat 7a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	58°14°	10%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	75%	42%	0
Sat 8a	Rain	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	13 mph21 km/h from SW, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	80%	38%	0
Sat 9a	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	40%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from W, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	83%	92%	0
Sat 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	30%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	15 mph24 km/h from WNW, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	74%	94%	1
Sat 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	56°13°	20%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	66%	78%	1
Sat 12p	Mostly cloudy	55°13° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	5%, 0.02 in0.5 mm	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	61%	93%	1
Sat 1p	Drizzle	55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from WNW, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	53%	94%	3
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NW, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	42%	52%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NW, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	43%	77%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NW, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	40%	76%	2
Sat 5p	Mostly cloudy	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	38%	53%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NW, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	42%	79%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	49%	82%	0
Sat 9p	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	82%	0
Sat 10p	Cloudy	44°7° (likely 39°4° to 45°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	51%	81%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	44°7° (likely 38°3° to 44°7°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	41%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	43°6° (likely 37°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	51%	46%	0
Sun 1a	Partly cloudy	42°6° (likely 36°2° to 42°6°)	40°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	51%	46%	0
Sun 2a	Partly cloudy	41°5° (likely 34°1° to 41°5°)	39°4°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	53%	35%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	39°4° (likely 34°1° to 40°4°)	37°3°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NW, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	57%	36%	0
Sun 4a	Cloudy	38°3° (likely 33°1° to 39°4°)	36°2°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from WNW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	57%	67%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	61%	68%	0
Sun 6a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	64%	69%	0
Sun 7a	Cloudy	36°2° (likely 32°0° to 38°3°)	36°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NW, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	64%	72%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	35°2° (likely 32°0° to 39°4°)	35°2°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	79%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	37°3° (likely 33°1° to 41°5°)	37°3°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNW, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	67%	85%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 38°3° to 43°6°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	53%	88%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	45°7° (likely 40°4° to 45°7°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	47%	85%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	45%	83%	2
Sun 1p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	39%	94%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	37%	91%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	37%	88%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	34%	94%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	37%	98%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNW, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	38%	99%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	98%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	40°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	49%	99%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	42°6° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	39°4°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	51%	97%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	41°5° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	38°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	55%	100%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 40°4° to 43°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	57%	97%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	40°4° (likely 39°4° to 42°6°)	37°3°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	57%	94%	0
Mon 1a	Cloudy	39°4° (likely 39°4° to 41°5°)	36°2°	5%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	59%	92%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 60°16°, low 53°12°. Typical 49°9° / 30°−1°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 36°2°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A chance of rain between 8am and noon. Partly sunny. High near 60, with temperatures falling to around 54 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 53, with temperatures rising to around 62 overnight. South southeast wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Low, likely
38°3°–53°12°
Typical high / low
49°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 49°9°, low 32°0°. Typical 48°9° / 30°−1°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 35°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 37°3°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 49. North northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Cloudy, with a low around 32. North wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Low, likely
32°0°–38°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 30°−1°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Rain. High 45°7°, low 31°−1°. Typical 48°9° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.22 in5.6 mm, 20% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  20% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 39°4°
  70% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 39°4°
  80% chance · 0.3 in7.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 45. East northeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 31. East wind 7 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
40°4°–46°8°
Low, likely
31°−1°–37°3°
Typical high / low
48°9° / 29°−2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Rain. High 48°9°, low 38°3°. Typical 47°8° / 29°−2°. Rain 0.47 in12 mm, 80% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 44°7°
  80% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  60% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southeast wind 10 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. South southeast wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Low, likely
38°3°–39°4°
Typical high / low
47°8° / 29°−2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
1
Wednesday, Oct 28. Rain. High 53°12°, low 34°1°. Typical 46°8° / 28°−2°. Rain 0.18 in4.6 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  40% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. South southwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Night: A slight chance of rain before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. West wind 8 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
50°10°–56°13°
Low, likely
34°1°–46°8°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 28°−2°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly cloudy. High 52°11°, low 35°2°. Typical 46°8° / 28°−2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 52. West southwest wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Low, likely
35°2°–42°6°
Typical high / low
46°8° / 28°−2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Rain. High 53°12°, low 43°6°. Typical 45°7° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  20% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 49°10°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 53. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
52°11°–59°15°
Low, likely
38°3°–47°8°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 27°−3°
Wind
19 mph31 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 58°14°, low 49°9°. Typical 45°7° / 27°−3°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
51°11°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–56°13°
Typical high / low
45°7° / 27°−3°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 56°13°, low 41°5°. Typical 44°7° / 26°−3°. Rain 0.16 in4.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 36°2°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
50°10°–60°16°
Low, likely
37°3°–44°7°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 46°8°, low 38°3°. Typical 44°7° / 26°−3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 37°3°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 42°6°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 40°5°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Low, likely
34°1°–40°4°
Typical high / low
44°7° / 26°−3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 44 mph70 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
35% chance of rain, high 60°, low 53°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 49°, low 32°, cooling off.
Monday
Dry, high 45°, low 31°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 46–58°; chance of precipitation on Tuesday, Wednesday.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Buffalo River (MN) near Hawley

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 8 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 82% less heating than a typical week.

This week 34Typical 190

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 26
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 AM–6:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

DETROIT LAKES 1 NNE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Detroit Lakes weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 26 min; Losing 3 min 12 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 54 min less
Golden hour: 5:37–6:39 PM; Morning 7:35–8:36 AM
Blue hour: 6:39–6:51 PM; Morning 7:23–7:35 AM; first light 7:23 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 2:42–7 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 6:05 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:05 AM · rises 5:20 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking south from Detroit Lakes. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,800 ft, 24 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.