Freeze Watch Issued For Napa, North Bay Valleys

NORTH BAY, CA — Freezing temperatures and strong, gusty winds are forecast to occur over the next few nights in parts of the North Bay. North to northeast winds are predicted in the North Bay hills above 1,000 feet overnight Monday into Tuesday morning, while a freeze watch has been issued for inland North Bay valleys overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning, according to the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area.

Cities included in the freeze watch starting at 3 a.m. Wednesday are: Santa Rosa, South Santa Rosa, Napa, San Rafael, Petaluma, Novato and Rohnert Park.

"A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible," NWS officials stated Monday afternoon.

Overnight low temperatures ranging from 25 to 31 degrees are forecast in the watch area.

"These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation," forecasters said. "... Freezing temperatures can damage or kill plants that are sensitive to cold. Make sure pets are protected from the cold."

Here are the weather conditions NWS is forecasting for Napa Valley through Friday:

Monday afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 63. North wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35. North wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph.

Tuesday night
Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 29. East northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest in the morning.

Wednesday night
Clear, with a low around 31.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.

Thursday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 33.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 63.

Friday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

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