Winter Weather — Eau Claire, Wisconsin

2025-12-26 · Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Event narrative

The ASOS at Chippewa Valley Regional Airport reported multiple hours of freezing drizzle. CoCoRaHS observers reported that a glaze of ice had created very slippery conditions 5 miles northwest of Eleva and 3 miles south of Eau Claire.

Wider weather episode

Periods of rain, freezing drizzle, and fog impacted travel conditions overnight Christmas into the early morning of December 26th. The freezing precipitation resulted in light icing, primarily in areas north of I-94, with various reports noting anywhere from a glaze to a few hundredths of ice accumulation. The worst travel conditions from the freezing precipitation were mainly in the first few hours of the day after midnight.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308040. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.