Freeze Watch
Status
New Event Active alertStart Time
Fri 10/16/2026 02:00 AM EDTEnd Time
Fri 10/16/2026 11:00 AM EDTSignificance
WatchImpacts
Moderate impact
Locations Affected
Aurora, CO ∙ Denver, CO ∙ Fort Collins, CO ∙ Lakewood, CO ∙ Boulder, CO ∙ Thornton, CO ∙ Westminster, CO ∙ Centennial, CO ∙ Arvada, CO ∙ Longmont, COFull Alert Message
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Denver CO 1152 AM MDT Wed Oct 14 2026 ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures falling to 27 to 33 degrees. * WHERE...Front Range urban corridor and all of the eastern plains. * WHEN...From late Thursday night through Friday morning. * 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
COZ038>051-151200- /O.NEW.KBOU.FZ.A.0004.261016T0600Z-261016T1500Z/ Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-Boulder And Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-North Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe Counties/East Broomfield County-Elbert/Central and East Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet-Northeast Weld County-Central and South Weld County-Morgan County-Central and East Adams and Arapahoe Counties-North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South Lincoln County-Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County- Phillips County- Including the cities of Kiowa, Elbert, Fondis, Brush, Julesburg, City of Denver, Punkin Center, Crook, Sedgwick, Ovid, Loveland, Fort Morgan, Parker, Nunn, Bennett, Limon, Karval, Hereford, Raymer, Larkspur, Boulder, Matheson, Grover, Littleton, Greeley, Holyoke, Denver International Airport, Kutch, Peetz, Fort Collins, Deer Trail, Forder, Longmont, Roggen, Cope, Amherst, Highlands Ranch, Lakewood, Stoneham, Hugo, Briggsdale, Sterling, Last Chance, Merino, Eaton, Fort Lupton, Goodrich, Byers, Brighton, Castle Rock, Agate, Pawnee Buttes, Otis, Haxtun, Golden, Akron, Leader, Aurora, Arvada, and Wiggins 1152 AM MDT Wed Oct 14 2026
