Key facts
- Alert
- Freeze Warning (severe)
- Issued by
- National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO, Denver CO
- Areas
- Canon City Vicinity/Eastern Fremont County; Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range Below 7500 Ft; Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range Below 7400 Ft; Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County Below 6300 Feet; Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin Below 7500 Ft; Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County Below 7500 Ft; Crowley County; La Junta Vicinity/Otero County; Eastern Las Animas County; Western Kiowa County; Eastern Kiowa County; Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County; Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County; Springfield Vicinity/Baca County; Lower Yampa River Basin; Central Yampa River Basin; Upper Yampa River Basin; Central Colorado River Basin; San Juan River Basin; Sedgwick County; Phillips County
- In effect
- until 9:00 AM MDT, Oct 17, 2026
What the National Weather Service says
“Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 expected.”
National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO, Denver CO, Freeze Warning, 5:02 AM MDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
“Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.”
National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO, Denver CO, Freeze Warning, 5:02 AM MDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
“Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.”
National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO, Denver CO, Freeze Warning, 5:02 AM MDT Oct 17, 2026 · official alert
What to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. Cover them or bring them indoors before dark.
Protect outdoor plumbing, as the National Weather Service says freezing conditions could damage unprotected pipes. Cover exposed pipes and outdoor faucets.
Bring pets inside, and check on older neighbors. If you must travel, carry a winter kit.
Context
The warning covers many areas, including the Canon City, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Walsenburg, Trinidad, La Junta, Lamar and Springfield vicinities, plus several river basins in the Yampa, Colorado and San Juan areas.
FEMA flood-insurance claim counts for three of the listed counties range from 1 to 72. These count only insured properties and say little about freeze risk. FEMA also lists past disaster declarations for fire and flooding in these counties, which are not related to this warning.
Updates
- The freeze warning is no longer in effect.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service updated the freeze warning; it remains in effect until 9:00 AM MDT.
- The National Weather Service extended the freeze warning until 9:00 AM MDT.
- National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO issued the freeze warning until 9:00 AM MDT.
History here
This county: 1 flood insurance claim in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1997, most recent 1997.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4944 (2026): wildfires, flooding, and mudslides
This county: 72 flood insurance claims in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1980, most recent 2025.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
- DR-4229 (2015): severe storms, tornadoes, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4145 (2013): severe storms, flooding, landslides, and mudslides
- DR-4133 (2013): royal gorge fire
This county: 10 flood insurance claims in FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program records since 1978, most recent 2016.
This county: recent federal disaster declarations
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Questions
- Is there a freeze warning in Colorado?
- Yes. The National Weather Service issued a Freeze Warning at 9:25 AM MDT on Friday, October 16, 2026, for portions of central, east central and southeast Colorado.
- When does the freeze warning end?
- It runs from midnight tonight until 9:00 AM MDT Saturday.
- How cold will it get?
- The National Weather Service expects sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Sources
- National Weather Service offices: Pueblo CO, Grand Junction CO, Denver CO: Freeze Warning, Oct 17, 2026 weather.gov
- FEMA OpenFEMA: NFIP claims and disaster declarations fema.gov
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