Active weather alerts: Coastal Flood Advisory; Heat Advisory. The National Weather Service has posted the following for the North Bay interior valleys, which cover Kenwood, Glen Ellen and Oakmont:
⚠️ Heat Advisory. Heat Advisory issued October 8 at 4:54AM PDT until October 8 at 10:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA.
⚠️ Coastal Flood Advisory. Coastal Flood Advisory issued October 7 at 12:33PM PDT until October 14 at 4:00PM PDT by NWS San Francisco CA.
The week ahead
Today: Sunny. High near 95, with temperatures falling to around 91 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 0 to 6 mph.
- Tonight: Clear, 61°F.
- Friday: Sunny, 87°F.
- Friday Night: Mostly clear, 50°F.
- Saturday: Sunny, 73°F.
Air
The valley’s air measures AQI 59 (moderate) as of publication, with fine particulate (PM2.5) at 19.4 µg/m³.
No Spare the Air alert is in effect from the Bay Area Air Quality Management District.
Sonoma Valley is in the air district’s northern zone for open agricultural and land-management burning. In that zone, 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 3.7 ft (below flood stage); Sonoma Creek at Agua Caliente at 8.68 ft (below flood stage).
The ground
No earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or greater were recorded near the valley in the past week.
The almanac
The sun rises about 7:11 a.m. and sets about 6:43 p.m., giving 11 hours 32 minutes of daylight. The moon is a waning crescent.
On this date the valley’s record (measured at Santa Rosa since 1902) is a high of 101°F, set in 1996, and a low of 30°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.