Winter Weather — Anoka, Minnesota

2026-01-04 · Anoka, Minnesota

Event narrative

Several CoCoRaHS observers reported a mixture of sleet and light freezing precipitation that resulted in a glaze of ice throughout the county, including in Anoka, St Francis, Coon Rapids, and Lino Lakes.

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 1308903. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.