Winter Weather in Washington, Minnesota

Winter Weather December 25, 2025 – December 26, 2025 · Washington, Minnesota

What the National Weather Service wrote

The AWOS at Lake Elmo Airport reported several hours of freezing drizzle. Multiple CoCoRaHS observers reported light icing on roads and sidewalks across Chisago County, and 1/8 to 1/4 inch of ice in western Polk County, Wisconsin. Ice accumulation likely occurred in northern Washington County.

The wider storm

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 1307632. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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