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Cooler air is moving into the D.C.-area today, bringing scattered showers and gusty winds. Temperatures will be in the mid- to upper 60s during the day and drop to the mid-40s to near 50 at night. Tomorrow will be mostly sunny but cooler than normal, with highs in the near 60 to low 60s range and gusty winds. Monday will be sunny but still cool, with temperatures in the mid-60s.
A cold snap is expected to hit the Bay Area, bringing below-average temperatures across most of the region. Inland valleys in the North Bay and East Bay will experience some of the lowest nighttime temperatures, with freezing temperatures possible across Northern California. The cold snap includes the risk for nighttime lows falling to freezing, particularly in the Sonoma, Napa, and Petaluma regions, raising concerns that frost could damage crops, including grape vines in Wine Country. The shift toward northwest winds is thanks to two distant low-pressure systems thousands of miles away that are pushing cold air from as far as Alaska toward California.
A wind advisory is in effect until 2 a.m. as a coastal low off New England reaches peak intensity, causing gusts as high as 50 mph overnight. Wind chills will dip into the teens late night, and temperatures will only reach around 50 degrees on Wednesday with northwest winds blowing around 20 to 30 mph, with gusts near and past 40 mph. Winds will finally start to diminish toward sunset.