Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska Freeze Warning | Effective 05/06/2026 14:30

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 6 at 3:30PM MDT until May 7 at 8:00AM MDT by NWS Goodland KS
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 6, 2026 - 2:30pm
Expires: 
May 7, 2026 - 2:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Portions of east central and northeast Colorado, northwest and west central Kansas, and southwest Nebraska. * WHEN...From 9 PM MDT /10 PM CDT/ this evening to 8 AM MDT /9 AM CDT/ Thursday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...If winds can remain lighter and clouds clear then lows may temperatures may fall into the mid to upper 20s. The coldest temperatures are forecast across eastern Colorado.
Instruction: 
Drain in-ground sprinkler systems and cover above ground pipes. Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; insulate or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Area Description: 
Yuma County; Kit Carson County; Cheyenne County; Cheyenne; Rawlins; Sherman; Thomas; Wallace; Logan; Greeley; Wichita; Dundy; Hitchcock
Forcast Office: 
NWS Goodland KS