Minnesota · McLeod County
Winsted Lake Ice-Out Dates
The ice usually goes out of Winsted Lake around April 6 — the first week of April. Earliest ever: March 3 (2024). Latest: April 28 (2013).
The 2027 season
Tracking resumes when the ice forms.
Every recorded ice-out
21 years on the books, 1987–2026. Newest first.
| Year | Ice-out date |
|---|---|
| 2026 | March 30 |
| 2025 | March 18 |
| 2024 | March 3 |
| 2023 | April 14 |
| 2022 | April 8 |
| 2020 | April 1 |
| 2019 | April 13 |
| 2016 | March 13 |
| 2014 | April 15 |
| 2013 | April 28 |
| 2011 | April 10 |
| 2010 | March 19 |
| 2009 | April 9 |
| 2008 | April 18 |
| 1999 | March 28 |
| 1997 | April 6 |
| 1994 | April 9 |
| 1993 | April 15 |
| 1990 | March 23 |
| 1988 | March 28 |
| 1987 | March 8 |
When Winsted freezes over
Winsted Lake usually freezes over around November 25 — the fourth week of November. Earliest on record: November 2 (1991–92). Latest: December 17 (2015–16).
A freeze-up crosses New Year, so each row is the winter it belongs to: the winter of 2025–26 froze on December 1. Newest first.
| Winter | Ice-in date |
|---|---|
| 2025–26 | December 1 |
| 2024–25 | November 30 |
| 2021–22 | November 25 |
| 2019–20 | November 12 |
| 2018–19 | November 10 |
| 2017–18 | December 7 |
| 2015–16 | December 17 |
| 2013–14 | November 22 |
| 2010–11 | November 23 |
| 2009–10 | November 30 |
| 2008–09 | November 21 |
| 2007–08 | November 23 |
| 2006–07 | November 28 |
| 1999–00 | December 6 |
| 1996–97 | November 11 |
| 1994–95 | November 29 |
| 1993–94 | November 25 |
| 1991–92 | November 2 |
| 1985–86 | November 20 |
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-in records. Last checked August 2026.
Late ice is unpredictable — no date on this page says the ice is safe.
Records: Minnesota DNR ice-out records. Last checked August 2026.