‘Chilly snap’ hits San Francisco Bay Space, some spots forecast to drop into 20s
It’s time to pull out the woolen mittens and hat. Cool temperatures are expected to grip the San Francisco Bay Area for the next few nights and mornings through Sunday morning. Some inland valleys could see the mercury dip into the bone-cold 20s, while San Francisco is expected to drop to the 40s on Friday and Saturday morning.
“Freezing and freezing temperatures are possible for inland valleys and cold sheltered spots,” the National Weather Service warned. “These temperatures affect those without adequate heating and can damage or kill sensitive vegetation.”
The Weather Service forecasts lows near the 40s along the bay and shoreline, mid to high 30s for coastal valleys and high 20s to low 30s for inland valleys.
“It’s going to be a good cold snap for a couple of days, especially on the lows,” said Sean Miller, a weather service forecaster. “Saturday morning is expected to be the coldest morning during this event. We should warm up after Sunday morning.”
Forecast lows around the Bay Area:
-San Francisco: almost 40;
-San Jose/South Bay: mid to upper 30s;
-East Bay: under to mid 30’s;
– North Bay valleys: upper 20’s to low 30’s;
-Monterey Bay: Mid to late 30s to about 40s;
– Eastern Monterey and San Benito counties: mid-20s to under 30s.
Afternoon highs will be in the mid-40s to mid-50s throughout the weekend.
Conditions will be dry all weekend with rain set to return next week, possibly as early as Monday.
“We expect rain early next week within the Monday through Wednesday time frame,” Miller said. “We have a few more days to go so things could change. In general, it looks like it could be a good rainmaker. We’ve gotten into an active pattern here and it looks like we’ll continue to do so in the near future.”
