Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Freeze Watch | Effective 05/04/2026 23:19

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 5 at 12:19AM MDT until May 7 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 11:19pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 3:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 possible. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From Wednesday evening through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Below freezing temperatures could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; insulate, drain or allow them to drip slowly. Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes.
Area Description: 
Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Decatur; Sherman; Thomas; Sheridan; Wallace; Logan; Gove; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock; Red Willow
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov