Freeze Watch
Status
Event Continued Active alertStart Time
Mon 04/20/2026 12:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Mon 04/20/2026 11:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Eagle County Airport, CO ∙ Hamilton, CO ∙ Axial, CO ∙ Catherine, CO ∙ Bond, CO ∙ Colorow Mountain, CO ∙ Hayden Yampa Valley Airport, CO ∙ Cardiff, CO ∙ Gypsum, CO ∙ Avon, COFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Grand Junction CO 1005 PM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM MDT SUNDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 23. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin and Central Colorado River Basin Counties. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 9 AM MDT Sunday. For the Freeze Watch, from Sunday evening through Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
Technical Header
COZ002-008-191900- /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.W.0009.000000T0000Z-260419T1500Z/ /O.CON.KGJT.FZ.A.0010.260420T0400Z-260420T1500Z/ Central Yampa River Basin-Central Colorado River Basin- Including the cities of Craig, Hayden, Meeker, Edwards, Eagle, Gypsum, Glenwood Springs, and Carbondale 1005 PM MDT Sat Apr 18 2026