Snow Possible In Sonoma County; RP, Cotati Under Freeze Warning

ROHNERT PARK AND COTATI, CA — The cold storm currently moving through Rohnert Park, Cotati 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 Rohnert Park, Cotati 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.

Local Forecast

Here is the National Weather Service's forecast for Rohnert Park and Cotati through next Wednesday.

Thursday

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Southwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Low around 32. South southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Friday
Rain and snow showers likely before 10am, then a slight chance of rain showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 49. Light and variable wind becoming south southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Friday Night
A slight chance of rain showers before 1am, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Widespread frost after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 27. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Saturday
Widespread frost, mainly before 9am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Light and variable wind becoming west southwest 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

Saturday Night
Patchy frost after 2am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 34.

Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Sunday Night
Showers likely, mainly after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 35.

Monday
Showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 50.

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

Tuesday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.

Tuesday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.

Wednesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.