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Northwest Kansas Weather Alert: Two Nights of Freezing Temps Begin Tonight Oct 15-16
Goodland, KS – Residents across northwest Kansas, southwest Nebraska and eastern Colorado face a prolonged stretch of freezing temperatures beginning Thursday night, October 15, with some communities
By Wesley Grant · 2026-10-15T18:08:46.369Z
Goodland, KS – Residents across northwest Kansas, southwest Nebraska and eastern Colorado face a prolonged stretch of freezing temperatures beginning Thursday night, October 15, with some communities potentially experiencing two consecutive mornings of damaging cold.
According to the National Weather Service in Goodland, updated weather alerts issued Thursday morning include a Freeze Warning for parts of Colorado and multiple Freeze Watches extending through Saturday morning, October 17.
Temperatures could fall as low as 27 degrees in parts of eastern Colorado by Saturday morning.
Friday Morning: Freeze Warning and Watches
A Freeze Warning remains in effect from midnight until 9 a.m. MDT Friday for Yuma, Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties in Colorado.
Communities including Burlington, Wray, Yuma and Cheyenne Wells could experience temperatures as low as 28 degrees.
Meanwhile, Freeze Watches remain in effect late Thursday night through Friday morning for Cheyenne, Sherman, Wallace and Greeley counties in Kansas and Dundy County in Nebraska, where temperatures around 30 degrees are possible.
Saturday Morning: Another Freeze Threat
A broader Freeze Watch covers 19 counties across Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado from late Friday night through Saturday morning.
Affected communities include Goodland, Colby, Norton, Oakley, McCook, Benkelman, Burlington and Wray.
Forecasters indicate temperatures could fall to 28 degrees across much of the region, with lows near 27 degrees possible in eastern Colorado.
Crops and Outdoor Plumbing at Risk
The National Weather Service warns that frost and freezing temperatures could kill sensitive vegetation and damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Residents should protect tender plants, drain vulnerable sprinkler systems and cover exposed pipes before temperatures fall.
Agricultural producers should monitor updated forecasts for potential crop impacts.
A Freeze Warning indicates freezing conditions are expected, while a Freeze Watch means freezing temperatures remain possible.
Residents can monitor the latest alerts at weather.gov/gld .