Pelican Rapids, MN 56572 Weather

Otter Tail County5:22 AM CDT46.60°N, 96.07°W

Current conditions

Cloudy
57°
Cloudy
Feels like 57°
High 73°·Low 56° tonight
WindSE 8 mph
Humidity93%
Dew point55°
Pressure30.03 inHg
Visibility10.0 mi
Cloud cover32%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:54 AM
Sunset6:25 PM

Observed at Detroit Lakes Airport-Wething Field · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Tonight

    Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 12 mph.

  • Friday

    A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 12 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

  • Friday Night

    A slight chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind 18 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 19 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Cloudy 57°
  2. 6 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  3. 7 AM Mostly Sunny 57°
  4. 8 AM Mostly Sunny 56°
  5. 9 AM Mostly Sunny 59°
  6. 10 AM Mostly Sunny 61°
  7. 11 AM Mostly Sunny 65°
  8. 12 PM Mostly Sunny 68°
  9. 1 PM Chance Light Rain 71°32%
  10. 2 PM Chance Light Rain 72°42%
  11. 3 PM Chance Light Rain 72°34%
  12. 4 PM Chance Light Rain 72°26%
  13. 5 PM Slight Chance Light Rain 72°23%
  14. 6 PM Partly Cloudy 71°<0.01
  15. 7 PM Mostly Cloudy 67°
  16. 8 PM Partly Cloudy 66°
  17. 9 PM Mostly Cloudy 65°
  18. 10 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  19. 11 PM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  20. Sat12 AM Mostly Cloudy 64°
  21. 1 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 65°19%
  22. 2 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 64°19%
  23. 3 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 63°19%
  24. 4 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 62°19%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. ThuOct 22 Sunny Sunny56°74°
  2. TodayOct 23 Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain Mostly Sunny then Chance Light Rain42%56°73°
  3. SatOct 24 Slight Chance Light Rain Slight Chance Light Rain19%37°63°
  4. SunOct 25 Partly Sunny Partly Sunny31%35°48°
  5. MonOct 26 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain31%32°46°
  6. TueOct 27 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain27%36°48°
  7. WedOct 28 Chance Light Rain Chance Light Rain25%37°52°
  8. ThuOct 29 Cloudy Cloudy0.06 in31°38°
  9. FriOct 30 Sunny Sunny26°39°
  10. SatOct 31 Sunny Sunny30°44°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

55
Moderate
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Forecast

  • FriGood (39)
  • SatGood
  • SunGood

West Central Minnesota, MN reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:54 AM
Sunset 6:25 PM
Daylight 10 h 31 min (−3 min 7 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 91% lit
Moonrise 4:58 PM Moonset 4:56 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Record high75° (2022)
Record low16° (2020)

Detroit Lakes Minnesota, records since 2002. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in FGF, issued 5 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Well above average temperatures Thursday and Friday, followed by near average temperatures this weekend into next week.

- There is a medium chance for scattered weak thunderstorms Friday afternoon. Main hazard would be lightning.

Discussion

Issued at 342 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

...Synopsis...

Blocked upper ridging remains over the central CONUS, with upper troughing over the West Coast. This upper ridging is driving well above average temperatures in the 70s currently over the region. Weak embedded impulse moving through the flow is utilizing weak instability aloft, helping spark scattered rain/virga showers in northeast ND and northwest MN this afternoon into evening. Dry air in the lower levels will prevent much of this precipitation from reaching the ground, thus added sprinkles to the forecast to account for this.

On Friday, well above average temperatures will occur once more with widespread 70s forecast during the day. While temperatures will be mild, gusty southerly winds 20-40 mph will also build starting Friday by late morning, lasting through the day.

Upper trough in the West will attempt to break eastward, although all guidance suggests this will occur in a split-flow- like regime, with the northern branch of the upper trough in northern CONUS and Canada separating from the southern branch lingering in the Southwest. As it does this, it brings sufficient moisture and lift to bring scattered showers Friday afternoon into evening. Most guidance also indicates at sufficient instability aloft to bring lightning/thunderstorms into the conversation. A lack of better instability, moisture, and wind shear spacing will mitigate how strong thunderstorms will be - likely keeping storms weak.

Strong cold front moves through Friday night into Saturday driven by the northern branch of the upper trough. This ends our well above average temperatures, with most locations seeing daily high temperatures Saturday occur just ahead of this cold front, occurring early morning Saturday.

Aviation

Issued at 1152 PM CDT Thu Oct 22 2026

VFR conditions continue overnight into Friday morning at all TAF sites. Winds increase out of the southeast Friday morning into the 15-25 knot range with gusts up to 35 knots. Cloud cover increases through the day on Friday, but will remain VFR. Low level wind shear is possible late in the day as low level winds shift to the south, then southwest. Showers and isolated thunderstorms are possible during the afternoon and evening, mainly at KFAR, KBJI, and KTVF.

Fgf Watches

ND...None. MN...None.

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