Michigan Freeze Watch | Effective 05/19/2026 23:32

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 20 at 2:32AM EDT until May 21 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Gaylord MI
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 19, 2026 - 11:32pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 11:45am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...A portion of Northern Lower Michigan. * WHEN...From late tonight through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could damage or kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Coldest temperatures are expected across interior Northern Lower Michigan. Temperatures may be closer to the mid 30s near the Lake Michigan and Huron shorelines.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Emmet; Cheboygan; Presque Isle; Leelanau; Antrim; Otsego; Montmorency; Alpena; Benzie; Grand Traverse; Kalkaska; Crawford; Oscoda; Alcona; Manistee; Wexford; Missaukee; Roscommon; Ogemaw; Iosco; Gladwin; Arenac; Charlevoix
Forcast Office: 
NWS Gaylord MI
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov