Colorado Freeze Warning | Effective 05/06/2026 19:51

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 6 at 8:51PM MDT until May 7 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 7:51pm
Expires: 
May 7, 2026 - 8:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures expected. * WHERE...Central Yampa River Basin, Lower Yampa River Basin, Animas River Basin, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Central Colorado River Basin, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, and Debeque to Silt Corridor. * WHEN...From midnight tonight to 9 AM MDT Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Debeque to Silt Corridor; Central Colorado River Basin; Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin; Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River; Four Corners/Upper Dolores River; Animas River Basin; San Juan River Basin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO