LOS ANGELES (AP) - Freeze watches and warnings are in place throughout much of California as cold, dry air moves through, toppling temperature records.
Freezes will occur Sunday through early Monday in the Sacramento and San Joaquin valleys and from north of the San Francisco Bay to south along the Central Coast, the National Weather Service said.
Patchy freezing fog is forecast for early Monday in Sacramento, where temperatures will dip to around 29 degrees overnight, the service said.
Some locations may experience a hard freeze - temperatures at or below 28 degrees for three to five hours.
Freezes or frosts are forecast for parts of the Mojave Desert and the interior of Southern California, while the metropolitan regions from Los Angeles to San Diego will be mostly clear and cold but just above freezing.
A record of 17 degrees was set in Lancaster early Sunday. In Santa Maria it hit a record 27 degrees.
Authorities say freezing temperatures could damage or destroy crops and vegetation, burst water pipes and endanger outdoor pets.
It’s expected to be slightly warmer on Monday with a high near 55 degrees. Meanwhile, river conditions remain very high on both the Sacramento and American rivers from last week’s storms.
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