Take Care, Gilroy! It's Freezing Out This Morning

Temperatures dropped to near or below freezing in much of the Bay Area and Monterey County area, and a frost advisory is in effect until 9 a.m. today, according to the National Weather Service.

A cold air mass that moved into the Bay Area following Tuesday’s windstorm was expected to push temperatures as low as the 20s to upper 30s in inland valley areas after midnight Thursday, with the coldest temperatures occurring today in the hours around sunrise, weather service forecasters said.

A freeze warning is issued for the North Bay, Salinas Valley, Santa Lucia and interior Monterey County and San Benito County.

A frost advisory is in effect for areas along the urban San Francisco Bay shore.

There is no advisory issued for San Francisco or the Pacific coast, however, where temperatures will stay in the upper 30s to lower 40s.

Temperatures were expected to reach lows of 41 to 45 degrees in San Francisco and 33 to 38 degrees in Oakland and San Jose Thursday night. Temperatures this low are dangerous for people who are homeless and other at-risk populations.

They can also damage sensitive plants and crops or stress pets and livestock.

--Bay City News contributed to this report.

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