Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia Freeze Warning | Effective 05/02/2026 23:50

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 3 at 2:50AM EDT until May 3 at 9:00AM EDT by NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 2, 2026 - 11:50pm
Expires: 
May 3, 2026 - 6:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. * WHERE...Portions of western Maryland, central, northwest, and western Virginia, and eastern West Virginia. * WHEN...Until 9 AM EDT this 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: 
Extreme Western Allegany; Central and Eastern Allegany; Western Garrett; Eastern Garrett; Augusta; Rockingham; Shenandoah; Western Highland; Eastern Highland; Northern Virginia Blue Ridge; Central Virginia Blue Ridge; Hampshire; Hardy; Western Grant; Eastern Grant; Western Mineral; Eastern Mineral; Western Pendleton; Eastern Pendleton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DC