Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 04/15/2026 11:40

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 15 at 12:40PM MDT until April 18 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 15, 2026 - 11:40am
Expires: 
April 15, 2026 - 7:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 13 possible. * WHERE...All lower elevation plains locations to include the I-25 corridor and Colorado eastern plains. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov