Winter Storm — Marathon, Wisconsin

2025-12-28 to 2025-12-29 · Marathon, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The highest snowfall total in Marathon County was 6.3 inches near Sunset.

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm brought rain, snow, and strong winds to the area Sunday afternoon (12/28) into Monday morning (12/29). Snowfall totals were generally 6 to 12 inches across portions of central and much of northern Wisconsin, with over a foot of snow across far north-central Wisconsin. Very gusty winds of 30 to 50 mph caused substantial blowing and drifting snow with winds gusting as high as 59 mph across northern Door County. Several thousand people lost power during the storm. The storm brought much needed precipitation in the form of rain and melted snow to drought stricken northeast Wisconsin.

Some of the highest snowfall totals included 16.5 inches in Rest Lake (Vilas Co.), 14 inches in Land O Lakes (Vilas Co.), 12 inches in Minocqua (Oneida Co.) as well as near Saynor (Vilas Co.), near Goodnow (Oneida Co.), and Florence (Florence Co.), 11.9 inches in Argonne (Forest Co.), 11 inches in Dunbar (northern Marinette Co.), 10 inches in Ellison Bay (Door Co.), and 8.2 inches in Marshfield (Wood Co.).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1300948. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.