NWS Albuquerque NMFZ.A 0004October 12, 2026
Freeze Watch: Upper Rio Grande Valley, NM
The National Weather Service office in Albuquerque issued a freeze watch for Upper Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico, in force until 9:00 a.m. local time on October 15. It was the 4th freeze watch the NWS office in Albuquerque issued in 2026. New Mexico had 1 freeze watch in October 2026, against 3 in an average October of 2008-2025 (New Mexico's freeze watchs by year).
Watch
In force for 7 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Albuquerque NM
- Area
- Upper Rio Grande Valley
- State
- New Mexico
- Level
- Watch
- Issued
- 11:35 p.m. MDT, October 12, 2026
- In force from
- 2:00 a.m. MDT, October 15, 2026
- Expires
- 9:00 a.m. MDT, October 15, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Possible, Future
- VTEC event
- KABQ FZ.A 0004
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Freeze Watches in New Mexico since 2008Every warning type in New Mexico
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 29 possible. * WHERE...Upper Rio Grande Valley. * WHEN...From late Wednesday night through Thursday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
What the agency told people to do
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.
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