Note: The Freeze Watch has been upgraded for the DC region. The previous watch issuances before the upgrade are below.
A Freeze Watch remains in effect from 2 am to 10 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026 including the following jurisdictions.
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
MARYLAND: southern Baltimore, Baltimore City, Prince George’s, Anne Arundel, Charles, St. Mary’s, Calvert, central/southeast Montgomery, central/southeast Howard, southeast Harford.
VIRGINIA: Nelson, Albemarle, Fairfax, Arlington, Falls Church, Alexandria, Stafford, Spotsylvania, King George, central/southeast Prince William, Manassas, Manassas Park.
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Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 31 possible.
WHERE…Portions of DC, central, northern, and southern Maryland, and central and northern Virginia.
WHEN…From late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
A Freeze Watch remains in effect from 2 am to 10 am Tuesday, April 21, 2026 including the following jurisdictions.
MARYLAND: Washington, Frederick, Carroll, northern Baltimore, Cecil, northwest Montgomery, northwest Howard, northwest Harford.
VIRGINIA: Augusta, Rockingham, Shenandoah, Frederick, Page, Warren, Clarke, Greene, Madison, Rappahannock, Orange, Culpeper, Fauquier, Loudoun, northern/central Blue Ridge, northwest Prince William.
WEST VIRGINIA: Morgan, Berkeley, Jefferson.
Excerpted from the National Weather Service:
…FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING…
WHAT…Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 to 30 degrees possible.
WHERE…Portions of central, north central, northeast, and northern Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and western Virginia, and panhandle West Virginia.
WHEN…From late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
IMPACTS…Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
To prevent water pipes from freezing, wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.