Weather Alerts For Garden City, IA
Freeze Warning
-# HEADLINE -------------------- FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CDT MONDAY # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 22 expected. WHERE Portions of central, northeast, south central, and southeast Iowa. WHEN From midnight tonight to 9 AM CDT Monday. IMPACTS Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. ISSUED AT Sunday, April 19, 2026 at 2:39 PM CDT ISSUED BY National Weather Service Des Moines IA HEADER URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Tama, Black Hawk, Boone, Grundy, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Mahaska, Marshall, Poweshiek, Story, Wapello, Webster Including the cities of Gladbrook, Fort Dodge, Marshalltown, Grundy Center, Tama, Boone, Ottumwa, Traer, Oskaloosa, Ackley, Ames, Grinnell, Webster City, Eldora, Iowa Falls, Dike, Wellsburg, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Toledo, Newton, Dysart, Conrad, and Reinbeck
Pollen Alert
-Pollen Index: 11.2 Pollen Level: high Predominant Pollen: Elm, Poplar/Aspen/Cottonwood and Maple. The pollen levels for Monday will remain relatively stable in the extremely high range. The pollen producing plants are delivering a fairly constant level of pollen into the air.