Hard Freeze Watch Issued For Mother Lode

The National Weather Service has issued a Freeze Watch from late Tuesday night through Wednesday morning and a Hard Freeze Watch from late Wednesday night through Friday morning for both the central valley and the Mother Lode below 2000 feet.

Low temperatures will range from the lower twenties to thirty-two degrees on Tuesday night. The temperatures will range from the upper teens to upper twenties both Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Cold temperatures could kill crops and sensitive vegetation, harm pets and livestock and could cause pipes to burst.