Marin Could See Snow As Freeze Warning Extended

MARIN COUNTY, CA — The cold storm currently moving through 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 Walnut Creek and throughout the East Bay hills and interior valleys.

San Rafael will be under a freeze warning from midnight through 9 a.m. Friday, according to the National Weather Service.

The winter storm warning will be in effect from 4 p.m. Thursday until 11 a.m. Friday, with snow expected at elevations above 1,500 to 2,000 feet.

Areas under the winter storm warning include the East Bay hills, the mountains of Napa County, the Sonoma Coastal range, the interior mountains of Sonoma County, the Marin highlands, 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.

A wind advisory was also issued from 4 p.m. Thursday until 4 p.m. Friday for the East Bay hills and interior valleys. South winds of 20-30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph are expected, according to the weather service.

"Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects," forecasters said. "Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result."

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