Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 04/18/2026 06:53

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 7:53AM MDT until April 19 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 6:53am
Expires: 
April 18, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the mid to upper 20s late tonight into Sunday morning. * WHERE...All of the southeast Colorado Plains. * WHEN...From this evening through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...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