Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 04/17/2026 13:24

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 17 at 2:24PM MDT until April 19 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 17, 2026 - 1:24pm
Expires: 
April 17, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 15 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 10 PM this evening to 8 AM MDT Saturday. For the Freeze Watch, from Saturday evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing, including sprinkler systems and swamp coolers.
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