NWS Las Vegas NVFZ.A 0002October 12, 2026
Freeze Watch: Owens Valley North, CA
The National Weather Service office in Las Vegas issued a freeze watch for Owens Valley North in California, in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 14. It was the 2nd freeze watch the NWS office in Las Vegas issued in 2026. California had 3 freeze watches in October 2026, against 5 in an average October of 2008-2025 (California's freeze watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 10 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Las Vegas NV
- Area
- Owens Valley North
- State
- California
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 11:53 a.m. PDT, October 12, 2026
- In force from
- 12:00 a.m. PDT, October 14, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. PDT, October 14, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KVEF FZ.A 0002
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Watches in California since 2008Every warning type in California
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 possible. * WHERE...Northern Owens Valley. * WHEN...Cancelled for Monday Night into Tuesday Morning... Reissued for Tuesday Night into Wednesday Morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Increased cloud cover will remain persistent through the start of the overnight period tonight along with elevated gusty winds ahead of an incoming cold front. As a result, temperatures in the northern Owens Valley are likely to remain above-freezing tonight. The Freeze Watch has been pushed back to Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, when winds will be lighter and skies will be clear.
What the agency told people to do
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.