NWS Medford ORFZ.W 0009October 10, 2026
Freeze Warning: Western Siskiyou County, Central Siskiyou County and South Central Siskiyou County, CA
The National Weather Service office in Medford issued a freeze warning for Western Siskiyou County, Central Siskiyou County and South Central Siskiyou County in California, in force until 8:00 a.m. local time on October 11. It was the 9th freeze warning the NWS office in Medford issued in 2026. California had 1 freeze warning in October 2026, against 7 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's freeze warnings by year).
Warning
In force for 6 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Medford OR
- Area
- Western Siskiyou County, Central Siskiyou County and South Central Siskiyou County
- State
- California
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 10:56 a.m. PDT, October 10, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- Expires
- 8:00 a.m. PDT, October 11, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KMFR FZ.W 0009
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Warnings in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sunday morning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 28 expected. Monday morning, sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27 expected. * WHERE...Valleys of western and central Siskiyou County, including the Shasta Valley, Scott Valley, portions of the lower Klamath River Valley. This also includes Mount Shasta City and areas to the east. * WHEN...For the first Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 8 AM PDT Sunday. For the second Freeze Warning, from 2 AM to 9 AM PDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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