The National Weather Service (NWS) said it expects minimum temperatures to drop below freezing across most of California's San Joaquin Valley Thursday morning, and temperatures below 32 degrees are expected in many of the surrounding areas.
Why It Matters
Freezing temperatures may present health risks, especially for vulnerable groups such as infants and older adults.
The NWS has warned that frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
What To Know
An NWS forecast map illustrating which parts of the area had the highest probability of low temperatures below 32 degrees this morning showed that among the areas, the greatest chances including 62 percent for Chowchilla and 50 percent for Tranquility.
There was also a 47 percent chance for Firebaugh and a 41 percent chance for Merced. To the southwest, there was a 100 percent chance around the California Valley, the map showed.
There was an 87 percent chance around San Miguel, a 75 percent chance around Atascadero, and a 68 percent chance around Lost Hills.
The San Joaquin Valley area was under a freeze warning from the NWS early Thursday morning, the service warning that subfreezing temperatures as low as 30 degrees were expected.
Freeze warnings are issued when "significant, widespread freezing temperatures are expected," while a frost advisory "means areas of frost are expected or occurring, posing a threat to sensitive vegetation," the NWS says.
A freeze warning had been in place for multiple Californian counties yesterday.
Parts of California were also under other winter weather warnings from the NWS early Thursday, including a winter storm warning in Northwest California, and winter weather advisories for some of the state's most northern counties.
Heavy snow was expected with total snow accumulations up to between five and eight inches on portions of Highway 3 between Weaverville and Trinity Center, with over a foot possible at Scott Mountain Pass, the NWS for Eureka said.
What People Are Saying
NWS Hanford said on X on 28 January: "Minimum temperatures are expected to drop below the freezing mark across most of the San Joaquin Valley during the morning of Wednesday, January 29, 2025."
NWS Hanford later said on X: "Freeze Warning for the San Joaquin Valley extended through Thursday morning."
NWS Los Angeles said on X: "Cold conditions will continue through Friday. Daytime and nighttime temperatures will remain 5-10 degrees below normal. Some areas will be near or below freezing."
What Happens Next
At the time this article was written, the NWS said the freeze warning for the San Joaquin Valley was in effect until 9 a.m. this morning.
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