White Christmas
Will Elk River, MN have a white Christmas?
Elk River, Minnesota had snow on the ground on Christmas morning in 23 of the 27 Christmases measured from 1996 to 2025. The last white Christmas there was in 2025. Almost always.
Measured at Santiago 3 E, 19 miles northwest of Elk River. A white Christmas is an inch or more of snow on the ground at the Christmas morning reading, the line NOAA uses, counted from the station's own daily record.
The forecast for Christmas morning in Elk River starts on this page on December 18.