Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Freeze Watch | Effective 04/18/2026 20:59

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 18 at 11:59PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 8:59pm
Expires: 
April 19, 2026 - 5:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From late Monday night 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: 
Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Northwest Prince William; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov