Michigan Freeze Watch | Effective 04/30/2026 10:36

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 30 at 1:36PM EDT until May 2 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 30, 2026 - 10:36am
Expires: 
May 1, 2026 - 1:45am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning tonight, Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected across much of northern lower Michigan. Above-freezing temperatures are possible for areas near the Lake Michigan and Lake Huron shorelines. For the Freeze Watch Friday night, Sub-freezing temperatures expected across northern lower Michigan. Low-lying areas of the interior higher terrain may see temperatures dip into the mid to upper 20s Friday night into Saturday morning. * WHERE...A portion of Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 8 AM EDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could damage or kill crops and other sensitive vegetation if left unprotected.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Grand Traverse; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Alcona; Wexford; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Iosco; Charlevoix
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gaylord MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov