Winter Weather — Wright, Minnesota

2026-01-04 · Wright, Minnesota

Event narrative

CoCoRaHS observers reported a glaze of ice near Monticello and some light sleet and freezing rain in Maple Lake.

Wider weather episode

A weather system resulted in a light wintry mix of precipitation during the early afternoon on January 4th. Surface temperatures were about 5 to 10 degrees below freezing, under a slightly warmer air mass just above the surface. This resulted in a few hours of light freezing rain or drizzle, and ultimately light ice accretion, creating slick surfaces for a number of counties in east-central Minnesota. Farther north, the airmass just above the surface was slightly cooler, resulting in more snow mixing in with any freezing precipitation. This limited impacts for areas north and west of St Cloud, Princeton, and Rush City.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1308884. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.