Snow Possible In Sonoma County; Healdsburg Under Freeze Warning

HEALDSBURG, CA — The cold storm currently moving through Healdsburg and the Bay Area will stick around a little longer.

The National Weather Service extended its freeze warning for interior areas of the Bay Area for another 24 hours into Friday morning. Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 32 are expected in Healdsburg and throughout the Sonoma Coastal Range, North Bay interior mountains and North Bay interior valleys.

A winter storm warning now lasts until 11 a.m. Friday, with snow still expected at elevations above 1,500 to 2,000 feet. Areas under the winter storm warning include the Sonoma Coastal range, the interior mountains of Sonoma County, the Marin highlands, the mountains of Napa County, the East Bay Hills, the eastern Santa Clara Hills, the Santa Cruz Mountains, the Santa Lucia Mountains, and the interior mountains of San Benito and Monterey County.

Rain and snow showers will become more widespread Thursday evening into Friday at lower elevations, with a 10 percent chance of thunderstorms Thursday into Friday, according to the weather service.

Healdsburg Forecast

Here is the National Weather Service forecast for Healdsburg through next Wednesday:

Thursday
Rain and snow showers, becoming all rain after 1pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 44. Southwest wind 7 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Thursday night
Rain showers before 11pm, then snow showers, possibly mixed with rain. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 32. Southeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday
A chance of snow showers before 10am, then a chance of rain and snow showers between 10am and 1pm, then a chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 45. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Widespread frost, mainly after 11pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 28. North wind around 7 mph.

Saturday
Widespread frost before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northwest wind around 6 mph becoming west in the afternoon.

Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Sunday
Showers likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Monday
Showers. Cloudy, with a high near 46.

Monday Night
Showers. Cloudy, with a low around 36.

Tuesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46.

Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32.

Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.