California, Oregon Severe Freeze Watch | Effective 09/06/2026 01:37

Headline: 
Freeze Watch issued September 6 at 1:37AM PDT until September 7 at 9:00AM PDT by NWS Medford OR
Event: 
Freeze Watch
Urgency: 
Future
Effective: 
September 6, 2026 - 1:37am
Expires: 
September 6, 2026 - 3:00pm
Description: 
* WHAT...Widespread frost, but also sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...In California, Modoc, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, and South Central Siskiyou Counties. In Oregon, Central and Eastern Lake, Klamath Basin, and Northern and Eastern Klamath and Western Lake Counties. This includes Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Alturas, McCloud, Dorris, Tulelake, Chiloquin, and Sprague River. * WHEN...From 3 AM PDT late tonight through 9 AM PDT Monday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Freezing temperatures are also possible in much of the same area on Tuesday morning. The addition of some high clouds will be helpful, but dew points will be lower than on Monday morning.
Instruction: 
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
Area Description: 
South Central Siskiyou County; Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties; Modoc County; Klamath Basin; Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County; Central and Eastern Lake County
Forcast Office: 
NWS Medford OR
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov