Freeze Watch Illinois | Effective 04/06/2026 02:42

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 6 at 4:42AM CDT until April 7 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Lincoln IL
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 6, 2026 - 2:42am
Expires: 
April 6, 2026 - 2:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and west central Illinois. * 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: 
Peoria; Woodford; Fulton; Tazewell; McLean; Mason; Logan; De Witt; Piatt; Champaign; Vermilion
Forcast Office: 
NWS Lincoln IL
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov