Freeze Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Wed 10/29/2025 03:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Wed 10/29/2025 11:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Albuquerque, NM ∙ Rio Rancho, NM ∙ Santa Fe, NM ∙ Tesuque, NM ∙ Tolar, NM ∙ Bellview, NM ∙ Tome, NM ∙ Bernalillo, NM ∙ San Patricio, NM ∙ Peralta, NMFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Albuquerque NM 1044 AM MDT Mon Oct 27 2025 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 21 possible. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, north central, and southeast New Mexico. * 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. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Locations across east central New Mexico and the Santa Fe Metro will drop into the mid and upper 20s during the hours around sunrise Wednesday morning. For the Albuquerque Metro, valley locations are expected to drop below freezing, with the foothills staying just above freezing due to a light east gap wind. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap, drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Technical Header
NMZ218-219-224-225-233>237-239-240-280100- /O.NEW.KABQ.FZ.A.0007.251029T0700Z-251029T1500Z/ Santa Fe Metro Area-Middle Rio Grande Valley including the Albuquerque Metro Area-South Central Highlands-Upper Tularosa Valley-Guadalupe County-Quay County-Curry County-Roosevelt County- De Baca County-Eastern Lincoln County-Southwest Chaves County- 1044 AM MDT Mon Oct 27 2025