North Dakota Freeze Warning | Effective 05/18/2026 22:55

Headline: 
Freeze Warning issued May 19 at 12:55AM CDT until May 19 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Bismarck ND
Event: 
Freeze Warning
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
May 18, 2026 - 10:55pm
Expires: 
May 19, 2026 - 7:00am
Description: 
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 expected. * WHERE...Western and much of north central North Dakota. * WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT /8 AM MDT/ this morning. * IMPACTS...Sensitive outdoor plants may be killed if left uncovered.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
Divide; Burke; Renville; Bottineau; Rolette; Williams; Mountrail; McHenry; McKenzie; Dunn; Mercer; Oliver; Sheridan; Golden Valley; Billings; Stark; Slope; Hettinger; Bowman; Adams; Northwest Ward; Central and Southern Ward/Minot Area; Western McLean; Eastern McLean; Western Morton
Forcast Office: 
NWS Bismarck ND