Pleasanton Goes Under Freeze Warning

PLEASANTON, CA — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for a large swath of the Bay Area, including Pleasanton and the Tri-Valley.

The freeze warning is in effect Thursday from midnight to 9 a.m. Friday, and the warning goes into effect again Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the NWS.

Temperatures between 29-32 degrees are expected in the interior valleys of the North Bay and East Bay and in Santa Clara Valley, including San Jose, eastern Santa Clara hills, East Bay hills and in the southern Salinas Valley, the NWS said.

In Pleasanton, temperatures are expected to drop to 33 degrees by early Friday morning, but wind chills will make it feel like 28. They are expected to reach a high of 54 Friday before dipping down to 30 Saturday morning (wind chill 27.)

An NWS flood advisory is also in effect through 3 p.m. Monday along the entire coastline as well as the shoreline of the bay.

The NWS is urging residents to follow the “Four P’s” of cold weather protection:

• People: Wear layers, limit exposure to cold, check heaters in advance.
• Plants: Cover or bring sensitive plants indoors.
• Pets: Bring pets indoors at night and provide them with warmth
• Pipes: Wrap/cover exposed outdoor pipes to prevent freezing.

The cold snap follows a series of atmospheric rivers that flowed over the Bay Area and the state in recent weeks produced record rainfall totals for a 22-day period for many locations in the state, according to a graphic map released early Thursday by the National Weather Service.

The graphic shows rainfall totals recorded between 4 a.m., Dec. 26, to 4 a.m., Jan. 17, in map form and on a brief list of 11 locations in the state. Three in the greater Bay Area saw records: Oakland (18.33 inches); San Francisco International Airport (15.28 inches); and Stockton (10.79 inches).

Three other local areas appear on the list but not noted as records: North Boulder Creek, in Santa Cruz County along Route 9 north of Ben Lomond (35.39 inches); Cazadero, in Sonoma County (33.11 inches); and downtown San Francisco (17.64 inches).

The highest totals provided by the service were recorded in tiny Honeydew in Humboldt County, which received 47.74 inches of rain.

For updated weather forecasts visit AccuWeather.

— Patch editor Gideon Rubin and Bay City News contributed to this report.