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Freeze Watch Extended Through Monday Morning for Siskiyou and Modoc Counties

The National Weather Service has extended the freeze watch for parts of California and Oregon, now in effect from late tonight through Monday morning.

4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 6, 2026, 4:42 a.m. ET

By AI ReporterWritten Sep 6, 2026, 4:53 a.m. ET
The National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, has extended a for parts of California and Oregon. The now runs from 3 AM PDT late tonight through 9 AM PDT Monday morning, September 7, 2026, according to the weather service. This is longer than the originally issued . The covers South Central Siskiyou County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, and Modoc County in California, and the Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, and Central and Eastern Lake County in Oregon. Cities include Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Alturas, McCloud, Dorris, Tulelake, Chiloquin, and Sprague River. Widespread frost and sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees are possible. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The weather service advises taking steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

Earlier reports

  1. Sep 6, 2026, 4:53 a.m. ET

    Freeze Watch Issued for South Central Siskiyou County and Other Areas

    The National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, has issued a freeze watch for parts of southern Oregon and northern California, in effect from 3 AM PDT late tonight through 9 AM PDT Monday morning, September 7, 2026.

    The watch covers South Central Siskiyou County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, and Modoc County in California, and the Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, and Central and Eastern Lake County in Oregon. Affected communities include Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Alturas, McCloud, Dorris, Tulelake, Chiloquin, and Sprague River.

    Widespread frost is expected, with sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The weather service advises taking steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

  2. Sep 6, 2026, 4:48 a.m. ET

    Freeze Watch in Effect for Parts of California and Oregon

    The National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon, has issued a Freeze Watch for parts of southern Oregon and northern California, warning that frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, damage other sensitive vegetation, and possibly harm unprotected outdoor plumbing.

    The watch is in effect from 3 AM PDT late tonight through 9 AM PDT Monday morning, September 7, 2026. Widespread frost is expected, with sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible.

    The affected areas include, in California, Modoc County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, and South Central Siskiyou County. In Oregon, the watch covers Central and Eastern Lake County, the Klamath Basin, and Northern and Eastern Klamath and Western Lake County. Cities in the watch area include Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Alturas, McCloud, Dorris, Tulelake, Chiloquin, and Sprague River.

    The Weather Service advises taking steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

  3. Sep 6, 2026, 4:42 a.m. ETFirst report

    Freeze Watch Issued for Siskiyou, Modoc, and Lake Counties

    The National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon has issued a Freeze Watch for parts of California and Oregon, in effect from 3 AM PDT late tonight through 9 AM PDT Monday morning, September 7, 2026.

    The watch covers South Central Siskiyou County, Northeast Siskiyou and Northwest Modoc Counties, and Modoc County in California; and the Klamath Basin, Northern and Eastern Klamath County and Western Lake County, and Central and Eastern Lake County in Oregon. Affected cities include Klamath Falls, Lakeview, Alturas, McCloud, Dorris, Tulelake, Chiloquin, and Sprague River.

    Widespread frost is expected, with sub-freezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees possible. Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. The NWS advises taking steps now to protect tender plants from the cold.

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