No weather alerts are in effect for Kenwood, Glen Ellen and Oakmont this week — no red-flag warnings, heat advisories, or wind alerts as of publication.

The week ahead

Today: Sunny, with a high near 91. Southwest wind 0 to 7 mph.

  • Tonight: Mostly Clear, 55°F.
  • Friday: Sunny, 94°F.
  • Friday Night: Mostly Clear, 58°F.
  • Saturday: Sunny, 97°F.

Air

The valley’s air measures AQI 39 — good, with fine particulate (PM2.5) at 8.0 µg/m³ — as of publication.

No Spare the Air alert is in effect from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.

For open agricultural and land-management burning, the air district’s northern zone — which includes Sonoma Valley — posts: Wednesday is a permissive burn day; Thursday is a no-burn day. Burn permits and local rules still apply; check with the Sonoma Valley Fire District before lighting.

Fire

No active wildfire incidents are burning in Sonoma County as of publication. In fire season, that can change within hours; sign up for SoCoAlert and follow CAL FIRE and Watch Duty for real-time notice.

Water

On Sonoma Creek this week: Sonoma Creek at Kenwood at 3.9 ft (below flood stage); Sonoma Creek at Agua Caliente at 8.73 ft (below flood stage).

The ground

The ground stayed quiet: no earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded within the valley over the past week.

The almanac

The sun rises about 6:09 a.m. and sets about 8:23 p.m., giving 14h 14m of daylight. The moon is a waning gibbous.

On this date the valley’s record (measured at Santa Rosa since 1902) is a high of 107°F, set in 1977, and a low of 39°F in 1924.


Sources: National Weather Service, CAL FIRE, U.S. Geological Survey, Bay Area Air Quality Management District, Open-Meteo. Conditions and alerts can change quickly — in an emergency, always follow official channels.

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