Colorado Freeze Warning | Effective 05/06/2026 13:10

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 6 at 2:10PM MDT until May 7 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Pueblo CO
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 1:10pm
Expires: 
May 6, 2026 - 9:15pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the mid 20s are expected across a large areas of the southeast plains of Colorado. * WHERE...Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 8 AM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Freeze conditions will likely kill crops, other sensitive vegetation, and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Pueblo CO