Weather
Walnut Creek Goes Under Freeze Warning
Walnut Creek temperatures are expected to top out at 53 degrees Thursday afternoon before plunging precipitously.
WALNUT CREEK, CA — The National Weather Service has issued a freeze warning for a large swath of the Bay Area including Walnut Creek and the East Bay.
The freeze warning is in effect from midnight Thursday to 9 a.m. Friday, and again from Friday night into Saturday morning, according to the NWS.
Cold temperatures are on the way Sub freezing temperatures are expected Thursday night into Friday morning and again Friday night into Saturday morning for the more interior areas as well as the North Bay Valleys.#CAwx pic.twitter.com/jJKa5gcDZd
— NWS Bay Area 🌉 (@NWSBayArea) January 19, 2023
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.
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Walnut Creek temperatures are expected to top out at 53 degrees Thursday afternoon before plunging precipitously.
An NWS coastal flood advisory is in effect through 3 p.m. Monday along the entire coastline as well as the shoreline of the bay.
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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.
HOT OFF THE PRESSES: Updated total precipitation map for California for a period of 22 days stretching from December 26 to January 17. The AVERAGE over the ENTIRE STATE in that time frame was 11.47 inches, with several locations in central California setting 3-week records. pic.twitter.com/A19Tilr0lv
— NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) January 19, 2023
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.
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