Freeze Watch Colorado, Utah | Effective 04/02/2026 21:48

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued April 2 at 10:48PM MDT until April 4 at 10:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
April 2, 2026 - 9:48pm
Expires: 
April 3, 2026 - 11:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...For the Freeze Warning, sub-freezing temperatures expected. For the Freeze Watch, sub-freezing temperatures possible. * WHERE...Portions of northwest, southwest, and west central Colorado and east central, northeast, and southeast Utah. * WHEN...For the Freeze Warning, until 10 AM MDT Friday. For the Freeze Watch, from late Friday night through Saturday morning. * 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; Grand Valley; 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; Eastern Uinta Basin; Arches/Grand Flat; Canyonlands/Natural Bridges
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO