Freeze Watch Issued For Petaluma, 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 Petaluma through Friday:

Monday afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 64. North northeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

Monday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36. North wind 7 to 9 mph becoming west after midnight.

Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65. South southeast wind around 11 mph.

Tuesday night
Areas of frost after 4am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 31. South southeast wind 7 to 10 mph.

Wednesday
Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 65. Southeast wind around 7 mph.

Wednesday night
Clear, with a low around 33.

Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.

Thursday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 35.

Friday
Sunny, with a high near 64.

Friday night
Mostly clear, with a low around 39.

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