Minnesota Freeze Watch | Effective 05/04/2026 12:01

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued May 4 at 2:01PM CDT until May 6 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
May 4, 2026 - 12:01pm
Expires: 
May 5, 2026 - 12:15am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 possible. * WHERE...Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, Morrison, Stearns, Todd, Mille Lacs, Chippewa, Douglas, Pope, Stevens, and Swift Counties. * WHEN...From late Tuesday night through Wednesday 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: 
Douglas; Todd; Morrison; Mille Lacs; Stevens; Pope; Stearns; Benton; Swift; Chippewa; Kandiyohi; Meeker
Forcast Office: 
NWS Twin Cities/Chanhassen MN
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov