The coldest weather in years is expected in the Bay Area on Thursday night as temperatures are predicted to drop to the 20s in the valleys and 30s along the bay shoreline.
An extreme cold warning was issued by the National Weather Service for the North Bay and East Bay interior valleys and eastern parts of Santa Clara County as temperatures are forecast to reach the mid-20s to low 30s. The warning is in effect from 1 to 9 a.m. Friday.
Coastal areas of the North Bay, the Santa Clara Valley and cities adjacent to San Francisco bay were under a cold weather advisory for temperatures in the low to mid-30s. Oakland was included in the advisory, but San Francisco was not…