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Ice Dam Prevention in Minnesota

In Minnesota, local ice dams deadlines run from Sep 15 to Oct 16, with a median around Oct 16 — a spread of weeks that a single statewide date would miss. Find your city below; each links to local freeze odds, a live 10-day outlook, and a checklist.

Icicles forming along a snowy roof edge — an early warning sign of ice dams backing water under the shingles — Minnesota deadlines city by city
Photo: Valeria Boltneva / Pexels

Notable cities

All Minnesota cities

CityLocal deadlineMedian first 28°F
St. CloudSep 15Oct 8View →Checklist
MinneapolisOct 16Oct 27View →Checklist
Saint PaulOct 16Oct 27View →Checklist
St. PaulOct 16Oct 27View →Checklist
RochesterOct 16Oct 17View →Checklist
BloomingtonOct 16Oct 29View →Checklist
DuluthOct 16Oct 25View →Checklist
Brooklyn ParkOct 16Oct 18View →Checklist
PlymouthOct 16Oct 22View →Checklist
WoodburyOct 16Oct 24View →Checklist
EaganOct 16Oct 29View →Checklist
Maple GroveOct 16Oct 18View →Checklist
Eden PrairieOct 16Oct 25View →Checklist
Coon RapidsOct 16Oct 13View →Checklist
BurnsvilleOct 16Oct 29View →Checklist
BlaineOct 16Oct 13View →Checklist
LakevilleOct 16Oct 22View →Checklist
MinnetonkaOct 16Oct 25View →Checklist
Apple ValleyOct 16Oct 22View →Checklist
EdinaOct 16Oct 29View →Checklist
St. Louis ParkOct 16Oct 22View →Checklist
MankatoOct 16Oct 20View →Checklist
MaplewoodOct 16Oct 24View →Checklist
MoorheadOct 16Oct 14View →Checklist
ShakopeeOct 16Oct 25View →Checklist
OctNovSt. CloudSep 15MinneapolisOct 16Saint PaulOct 16St. PaulOct 16RochesterOct 16BloomingtonOct 16DuluthOct 16Brooklyn ParkOct 16PlymouthOct 16WoodburyOct 16EaganOct 16Maple GroveOct 16Eden PrairieOct 16Coon RapidsOct 16BurnsvilleOct 16BlaineOct 16LakevilleOct 16MinnetonkaOct 16

Local ice dam prevention deadlines for Minnesota cities — built from each city’s own NOAA station, not one statewide date.

Ice Dam Prevention in Minnesota: related searches

Minnesota homeowners search for: ice dam removal cost, ice dam steaming, and "ice dam prevention near me" — every city page below answers those with local NOAA dates.

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Back to the national Ice Dam Prevention guide, or see the methodology. You can also compare how the ice dam prevention window shifts in Michigan and Missouri.

Data: NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals; live outlook by Open-Meteo. Last updated: July 25, 2026.