WWUS75 KBOU 160837
NPWBOU

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver CO
237 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

COZ038>051-162200-
/O.CON.KBOU.FZ.A.0001.260418T0200Z-260418T1400Z/
Larimer County Below 6000 Feet/Northwest Weld County-Boulder And
Jefferson Counties Below 6000 Feet/West Broomfield County-North
Douglas County Below 6000 Feet/Denver/West Adams and Arapahoe
Counties/East Broomfield County-Elbert/Central and East Douglas
Counties Above 6000 Feet-Northeast Weld County-Central and South
Weld County-Morgan County-Central and East Adams and Arapahoe
Counties-North and Northeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/North
Lincoln County-Southeast Elbert County Below 6000 Feet/South
Lincoln County-Logan County-Washington County-Sedgwick County-
Phillips County-
Including the cities of Nunn, Sedgwick, Wiggins, Akron, Limon,
Sterling, Pawnee Buttes, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Last Chance,
Peetz, Greeley, Haxtun, City of Denver, Loveland, Goodrich, Fort
Morgan, Roggen, Denver International Airport, Cope, Lakewood,
Matheson, Kiowa, Grover, Otis, Parker, Longmont, Punkin Center,
Leader, Kutch, Boulder, Aurora, Forder, Fondis, Ovid, Hugo, Stoneham,
Elbert, Brighton, Briggsdale, Byers, Merino, Hereford, Fort Collins,
Fort Lupton, Karval, Agate, Bennett, Holyoke, Castle Rock, Arvada,
Crook, Golden, Raymer, Julesburg, Deer Trail, Brush, Eaton, Amherst,
and Larkspur
237 AM MDT Thu Apr 16 2026

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Prolonged sub-freezing temperatures reaching 18 to 25
  degrees.

* WHERE...All of the Front Range Urban Corridor and northeast plains
  of Colorado.

* WHEN...From Friday evening through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...If not drained or protected, damage to above ground
  irrigation lines will likely occur. A hard freeze could kill
  sensitive vegetation and damage fruit trees.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Disconnect water hoses.

Drain above ground irrigation lines.

Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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