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MINNESOTA · BECKER COUNTY

Detroit

1,969 people, 1,370 ft above sea level in Becker County.

1,370 ftElevation, city center
1,969People, 2024 estimate
22 sq miLand area
Sunny 66°
Sunny now Dew point 66° · Calm · high 68°
City of Detroit River Interstate 2 miles
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The Detroit plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Detroit

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 1:00 PM CDT
RIGHT NOW Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field (KDTL) · 1:55 PM
Sunny
66° Sunny Feels like 66° · high of 68° near 4 PM
WindCalmno gusts
Humidity99%falling to 93% this afternoon
Pressure29.65 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 66° · Muggy37° by Friday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Saturday50% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINSept. 280.02 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Becker County
NWS Grand Forks and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 2:18 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:19 AM7:08 PM ↓
11 h 48 m of daylight, 3 minutes less than yesterday
Waning gibbous, 89% lit. The Harvest Moon was full Saturday.
AIR & POLLEN
33
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
Tomorrow: 22, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
TUESDAY, SEPT. 29
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 30
THURSDAY, OCT. 1
FRIDAY, OCT. 2
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TEMPERATURE °F
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CHANCE OF RAIN
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WIND, MPH
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Sticky: dew points 54 to 66° ↑ The front passes Drier: 37° by Friday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
TUE Sept. 29 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
68° 54°
20% rain — SW 9 A
WED Sept. 30 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
71° 45°
0% rain — WSW 7 B
THU Oct. 1 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
59° 40°
0% rain — NW 10 B
FRI Oct. 2 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
59° 44°
10% rain — S 5 B
SAT Oct. 3 Chance of showers Chance of showers
58° 40°
50% rain up to 0.3″ NNW 6 C
SUN Oct. 4 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 39°
0% rain — NNW 3 C
MON Oct. 5 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 46°
0% rain — SSE 9 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Detroit about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 1,230 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from Texas; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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MINNESOTA · BECKER

Detroit

1,969 people, 1,370 ft above sea level in Becker County.

1,370 ftElevation
1,969People
22 sq miLand
Sunny 66°
SunnyDew point 66°
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Today in Detroit

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 66° 23%
5p partly cloudy day 68° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 63° 2%
11p mostly clear night 61° 0%
2a mostly clear night 59° 0%
5a mostly clear night 56° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINSaturday · 50%
→
Tue20%
Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
54
68
A
Wed0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
45
71
B
Thu0%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
40
59
B
Fri10%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
44
59
B
Sat50%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
40
58
C
Sun0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
39
58
C
Mon0%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
46
58
C
Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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