Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Freeze Warning | Effective 04/20/2026 14:36

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued April 20 at 5:36PM EDT until April 21 at 10:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
April 20, 2026 - 2:36pm
Expires: 
April 20, 2026 - 10:45pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees expected. * WHERE...Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia. * WHEN...From 2 AM to 10 AM EDT Tuesday. * 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. To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
Area Description: 
Washington; Frederick; Carroll; Northern Baltimore; Cecil; Northwest Montgomery; Northwest Howard; Northwest Harford; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Frederick; Page; Warren; Clarke; Greene; Madison; Rappahannock; Orange; Culpeper; Northern Fauquier; Southern Fauquier; Western Loudoun; Eastern Loudoun; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Northwest Prince William; Morgan; Berkeley; Jefferson
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC