Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 05/05/2026 03:18

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 5 at 4:18AM MDT until May 6 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 5, 2026 - 3:18am
Expires: 
May 5, 2026 - 5:00pm
Description: 
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the first Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 possible. For the second Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 20 possible. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin and Lower Yampa River Basin. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Watch, from late tonight through Wednesday morning. For the second Freeze Watch, from late Wednesday night through Thursday 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: 
Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov