Winter Weather — Mille Lacs, Minnesota

2025-12-25 to 2025-12-26 · Mille Lacs, Minnesota

Event narrative

A CoCoRaHS observer noted patchy icing occurring due to freezing rain one mile NW of Isle.

Wider weather episode

It was a dreary holiday with periods of rain, freezing drizzle, and fog impacting travel conditions throughout the day. The freezing precipitation resulted in light icing, primarily in areas north of the Twin Cities metro and north of I-94 in central Minnesota, with various reports noting anywhere from a glaze to a couple hundredths of ice accumulation. The worst travel conditions from the freezing precipitation were mainly late Christmas evening and night.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1307604. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.