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The Bay Area is about to get frigid enough to potentially break more than a century-old low temperature records in some cities. That’s after a series of cold storms encompassed the region this week, dusting the highest peaks in snow.
Early morning temperatures on Friday — the time between 4 a.m. and 7 a.m. when the region is waking up — in San Francisco, Oakland, Napa, Livermore and Santa Rosa could dip within a few degrees of record lows.
The culprit? Clear skies late Thursday evening and Friday morning after a third cold storm originating from the Gulf of Alaska douses the region in rain and snow. The colder air mass from the northcountry and the lack of clouds may allow heat to escape, potentially causing temperatures to drop quickly…