On Friday at 9:29 p.m. the National Weather Service issued an updated freeze watch valid from Saturday 10 p.m. until Sunday 9 a.m. for the Eastern Plains.

The NWS adds, “Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 25 degrees possible.”

“Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing,” explains the NWS. “Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.”

The full list of affected locations includes:

• Northern El Paso County/Monument Ridge/Rampart Range below 7,500 ft

• Colorado Springs Vicinity/Southern El Paso County/Rampart Range below 7,400 ft

• Pueblo Vicinity/Pueblo County below 6,300 feet

• Walsenburg Vicinity/Upper Huerfano River Basin below 7,500 ft

• Trinidad Vicinity/Western Las Animas County below 7,500 ft

• La Junta Vicinity/Otero County

• Western Kiowa County

• Eastern Kiowa County

• Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County

• Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County

• Crowley County

Freeze watch or warning – this is what it means

Freeze warnings are issued from May to October (but can be extended if necessary), when low temperatures are expected to be 29-32 degrees. If there is a potential for temperatures to fall into these thresholds, a freeze watch may be issued a few days ahead of time.

According to the NWS, if a freeze warning or watch is issued for your area, there is little you can do to protect plants. If you can move your sensitive plants inside, do so because the freeze will likely kill them, depending on the severity of conditions.

Source: The National Weather Service