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Freeze Warning

Status

New Event Active alert

Start Time

Tue 04/21/2026 02:00 AM EDT

End Time

Tue 04/21/2026 10:00 AM EDT

Significance

Warning

Impacts

High impact

Full Alert Message

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Baltimore MD/Washington DC 1135 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected, especially in outlying areas away from larger bodies of water. * WHERE...Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Technical Header

DCZ001-MDZ011-013-014-016>018-504-506-508-VAZ036-037-053>057-527- 201145- /O.UPG.KLWX.FZ.A.0003.260421T0600Z-260421T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KLWX.FZ.W.0003.260421T0600Z-260421T1400Z/ District of Columbia-Southern Baltimore-Prince Georges-Anne Arundel-Charles-St. Marys-Calvert-Central and Southeast Montgomery-Central and Southeast Howard-Southeast Harford-Nelson- Albemarle-Fairfax-Arlington/Falls Church/Alexandria-Stafford- Spotsylvania-King George-Central and Southeast Prince William/Manassas/Manassas Park- 1135 PM EDT Sun Apr 19 2026