Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 04/15/2026 10:58

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 15 at 11:58AM MDT until April 18 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Denver CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 10:58am
Expires: 
April 16, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures reaching 18 to 25 degrees. * WHERE...All of the Front Range urban corridor and northeast plains. * WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...If not drained or protected, damage to above ground irrigation lines will be possible. Freeze conditions could kill sensitive vegetation.
Instruction: 
Disconnect water hoses. Drain above ground irrigation lines. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County; Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County; North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County; Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet; Northeast Weld County; Central and South Weld County; Morgan County; Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties; North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County; Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County; Logan County; Washington County; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Denver CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov