Outdoor conditions in

Detroit Lakes

Minnesota

Needs attention

Current concerns

Outside today

Air quality is today's main catch.

Moderate, with fine particles doing the heavy lifting.

Detroit Lakes representative view

Right now72°Mostly Cloudy
Rain
25%peak today
Wind
15 mphgusts to 22
Air
52US AQI · Moderate

How today changes

The next 24 hours

A fairly easy outdoor day: 72° now, with no major weather interruption in sight.

  1. 72°6% rainGusts 22 mph
  2. 74°9% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 75°6% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 76°8% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 76°10% rainGusts 21 mph
  6. 75°8% rainGusts 21 mph
  7. 74°13% rainGusts 21 mph
  8. 72°17% rainGusts 21 mph
  9. 70°20% rainGusts 22 mph
  10. 68°20% rainGusts 21 mph
  11. 68°25% rainGusts 18 mph
  12. 67°20% rainGusts 15 mph
  13. 67°20% rainGusts 13 mph
  14. 67°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 66°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  16. 65°8% rainGusts 10 mph
  17. 64°4% rainGusts 13 mph
  18. 63°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  19. 62°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  20. 63°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  21. 65°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  22. 68°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  23. 71°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  24. 74°0% rainGusts 18 mph
See the full 24 hours
  1. 72°6% rainGusts 22 mph
  2. 74°9% rainGusts 21 mph
  3. 75°6% rainGusts 21 mph
  4. 76°8% rainGusts 21 mph
  5. 76°10% rainGusts 21 mph
  6. 75°8% rainGusts 21 mph
  7. 74°13% rainGusts 21 mph
  8. 72°17% rainGusts 21 mph
  9. 70°20% rainGusts 22 mph
  10. 68°20% rainGusts 21 mph
  11. 68°25% rainGusts 18 mph
  12. 67°20% rainGusts 15 mph
  13. 67°20% rainGusts 13 mph
  14. 67°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  15. 66°20% rainGusts 10 mph
  16. 65°8% rainGusts 10 mph
  17. 64°4% rainGusts 13 mph
  18. 63°7% rainGusts 17 mph
  19. 62°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  20. 63°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  21. 65°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  22. 68°0% rainGusts 18 mph
  23. 71°0% rainGusts 17 mph
  24. 74°0% rainGusts 18 mph

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks fairly quiet.

Rain
25%
Wind
22 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
20%
Wind
21 mph
Tue

Tuesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
5%
Wind
15 mph
Wed

Wednesday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
15%
Wind
13 mph
Thu

Thursday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
31%
Wind
21 mph
  1. 76° / 68°Today looks fairly quiet.25% rain · Wind 22 mph
  2. 80° / 62°Monday looks fairly quiet.20% rain · Wind 21 mph
  3. 79° / 58°Tuesday looks fairly quiet.5% rain · Wind 15 mph
  4. 80° / 59°Wednesday looks fairly quiet.15% rain · Wind 13 mph
  5. 81° / 59°Thursday looks fairly quiet.31% rain · Wind 21 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

West Central Minnesota area · Updated Sun 12:00 PM
52ModerateUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

See air-quality report

Sky check

Light smoke overhead

Satellite view · Updated Sun 12:38 PM

Air near ground52 · Moderate US AQI

See smoke map
How we know

Air quality describes West Central Minnesota area, about 35 miles from this place.

Smoke comes from a satellite view overhead. It shows smoke in the sky, not how much has reached breathing level.

Sources AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke · AirNow · participating air agencies · US AQI · National Weather Service · hourly weather and alerts · NIFC WFIGS · current interagency fire perimeters

Rain, in motion

Detroit Lakes radar

Four recent hours, ending at Sun, 1:20 PM CDT.

Radar loads when you reach it.
LightHeavy
Sun, 1:20 PM CDT

The map shows NOAA/NWS base reflectivity around Detroit Lakes for the selected time. Brighter colors indicate stronger radar returns; the timeline above provides the rain outlook without requiring the map.

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