Freeze Watch Colorado, Utah | Effective 04/03/2026 09:57

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 3 at 10:57AM MDT until April 5 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 3, 2026 - 9:57am
Expires: 
April 4, 2026 - 7:30am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 18 expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23 possible. * WHERE...In Colorado, Lower Yampa River Basin, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, and Debeque to Silt Corridor. In Utah, Eastern Uinta Basin. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from midnight tonight to 10 AM MDT Saturday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Saturday night through Sunday 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; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin; Eastern Uinta Basin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov