Colorado, Utah Freeze Warning | Effective 04/18/2026 09:04

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 18 at 10:04AM MDT until April 19 at 9:00AM MDT by NWS Grand Junction CO
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 18, 2026 - 9:04am
Expires: 
April 18, 2026 - 11:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures in the low to mid 20s over the Yampa and White River Valleys to the mid and upper 20s elsewhere. * WHERE...In Colorado, 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. In Utah, Eastern Uinta Basin. * WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 9 AM MDT Sunday. * IMPACTS...Freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor irrigation and plumbing systems.
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; Eastern Uinta Basin
Forcast Office: 
NWS Grand Junction CO