Weather Alerts For Appleton, CO
Freeze Warning
-# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT TO 10 AM MDT SATURDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 expected. WHERE In Colorado, Grand Valley, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Animas River Basin and San Juan River Basin Counties. In Utah, Southeast Utah, Arches/Grand Flat and Canyonlands/Natural Bridges Counties. WHEN From midnight Friday night to 10 AM MDT Saturday. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions will kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Thursday, April 16, 2026 at 10:24 PM MDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Grand Junction CO HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- A Freeze Warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other sensitive vegetation. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Canyonlands/Natural Bridges, Four Corners/Upper Dolores River, Paradox Valley/Lower Dolores River, San Juan River Basin, Animas River Basin, Arches/Grand Flat, Central Gunnison and Uncompahgre River Basin, Grand Valley, Southeast Utah Including the cities of Grand Junction, Fruita, Palisade, Montrose, Delta, Hotchkiss, Gateway, Nucla, Norwood, Cortez, Dove Creek, Mancos, Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio, Pagosa Springs, Blanding, Moab, Castle Valley, Dead Horse Point State Park, Canyonlands National Park, and Fry Canyon
Pollen Alert
-Pollen Index: 11.7 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Elm, Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood and Cedar/Juniper. The amount of pollen in the air for Friday will be falling in the moderate range. This forecast of lower pollen concentration is based on falling temperatures, rising humidity, and expected precipitation in the morning and afternoon which tends to wash pollen out of the air. With this amount of reduction in pollen levels, tomorrow should be better for allergy sufferers.