Public paper · October 12, 2026 · Weather desk
National Weather Service: Freeze Warnings and Watches Stretch From Northern California to the Inland Northwest, Idaho and Wyoming for Monday and Tuesday Mornings
National Weather Service offices in Medford, Eureka, Portland, Pendleton, Pocatello and Riverton posted Freeze Warnings for Monday morning, with lows as cold as 23 degrees in Siskiyou County valleys. Freeze Watches follow Monday night into Tuesday for the Columbia Basin, eastern Washington, eastern Oregon and Nevada.
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The National Weather Service (NWS) has posted Freeze Warnings across parts of the West for early Monday, October 12, 2026, and Freeze Watches for a second cold night from Monday evening into Tuesday morning, October 13. This summary is based on active alerts on api.weather.gov as of about 1 a.m. PT Monday.
NWS says frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and, in several areas, damage unprotected outdoor plumbing.
Freeze Warnings for Monday morning
- Northern California and southwest Oregon (NWS Medford): western, central and south-central Siskiyou County, eastern Curry and Josephine counties, and Jackson County. Lows as cold as 27 in Oregon and around 23 in northern California, including the Shasta and Scott valleys, the lower Klamath River valley and Mount Shasta City. In effect until 9 a.m. PDT.
- North Coast interior (NWS Eureka): southern Trinity County (Hayfork Valley, Highway 36 corridor), northeastern interior Mendocino County (Round Valley, Covelo) and northern Lake County. Lows as cold as 28, 1 a.m. to 9 a.m. PDT.
- Upper Hood River Valley, Oregon (NWS Portland): lows 28 to 32, coldest near Parkdale, until 8 a.m. PDT.
- Yakima and Kittitas valleys, Washington (NWS Pendleton): lows as cold as 31 and 29, until 9 a.m. PDT.
- Eastern Magic Valley, Shoshone/Lava Beds and Arco/Mud Lake Desert, Idaho (NWS Pocatello): lows as cold as 30, 3 a.m. to 9 a.m. MDT.
- Bighorn Basin and Cody Foothills, Wyoming (NWS Riverton): lows as cold as 27, until 9 a.m. MDT.
Freeze Watches for Monday night into Tuesday
- NWS Pendleton: Lower Columbia Basin of Oregon and Washington, Blue Mountain foothills, North Central Oregon and the Simcoe Highlands (as low as 30), Yakima and Kittitas valleys, Wallowa County (as low as 26) and the Grande Ronde Valley (as low as 23).
- NWS Spokane: Lewiston area, lower Garfield and Asotin counties, the Okanogan Valley and the Moses Lake area including Ephrata, Quincy and Othello (as low as 29).
- NWS Las Vegas: northern Owens Valley in California and Esmeralda and central Nye counties in Nevada (as low as 30), late Monday night through Tuesday morning.
What to do
- Cover or bring in tender plants and finish harvesting frost-sensitive garden crops.
- Drain and cover outdoor faucets, hoses and sprinkler lines.
- Bring pets and outdoor animals into shelter.
- Check updates at weather.gov. Watches can be upgraded to warnings.
Source
- National Weather Service active alerts (api.weather.gov), Freeze Warnings and Freeze Watches issued October 11–12, 2026 by NWS Medford, Eureka, Portland, Pendleton, Spokane, Pocatello, Riverton and Las Vegas.
Notes and sources
- Image: A cherry orchard in Washington's Yakima Valley (file photo, illustrative of fruit country under freeze alerts). Photo: Chukar Cherries via Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
- Author: Ryan Standley / Record of Sale, LLC / Notice Nearby.
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