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: Partly sunny. High near 74, with temperatures falling to around 72 in the afternoon. South wind 2 to 7 mph.
- Tonight: Mostly Cloudy then Patchy Fog, 50°F.
- Friday: Partly Sunny, 74°F.
- Friday Night: Areas Of Fog, 49°F.
- Saturday: Areas Of Fog then Mostly Sunny, 76°F.
Air
The valley’s air measures AQI 47 — good, with fine particulate (PM2.5) at 4.1 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 no-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 3.88 ft (below flood stage); Sonoma Creek at Agua Caliente at 8.68 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 6:21 a.m. and sets about 8:08 p.m., giving 13h 46m of daylight. The moon is a new moon.
On this date the valley’s record (measured at Santa Rosa since 1902) is a high of 102°F, set in 1959, and a low of 38°F in 1915.
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.