Colorado Freeze Watch | Effective 05/18/2026 00:13

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 18 at 1:13AM MDT until May 19 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 12:13am
Expires: 
May 18, 2026 - 8:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Kiowa, and El Paso. * WHEN...From late tonight through Tuesday 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: 
Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov