Detroit Lakes, MN Weather Forecast
Becker County, Minnesota
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for Detroit Lakes, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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Detroit Lakes, MN at a glance
Detroit Lakes is home to about 9,981 people in Becker County, across 12 square miles. It ranks 104th by population of 270 places in Minnesota with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Perham, 19 miles away.
- County
- Becker County
- Population
- 9,981 2023 est.
- Land area
- 12 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 849
- Forecast point
- 46.8076°N, 95.8466°W
How well can the network see Detroit Lakes?
The nearest Doppler radar is KMVX (Grand Forks, ND), to the NW. Its lowest scan passes about 7,600 ft above Detroit Lakes. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for Detroit Lakes can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KDTL (Detroit Lakes Arpt). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near Detroit Lakes
- Perham, MN19 mi
- Pelican Rapids, MN20 mi
- Barnesville, MN29 mi
- Fergus Falls, MN38 mi
- Park Rapids, MN38 mi
- Dilworth, MN41 mi
- Wadena, MN42 mi
- Moorhead, MN43 mi
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