Freeze Watch Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia | Effective 04/07/2026 23:03

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 8 at 2:03AM EDT until April 9 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 7, 2026 - 11:03pm
Expires: 
April 8, 2026 - 7:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and the Eastern Panhandle of West Virginia. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM EDT this morning. For the Freeze Watch, from late tonight 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: 
Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Southeast Harford; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Nelson; Albemarle; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Stafford; Spotsylvania; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northwest Prince William; Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov