Overview

• The National Weather Service updated its alert to a freeze warning valid Saturday from 2 a.m. to 9 a.m. for the Klamath Basin and central and eastern Lake County.
• Temperatures are forecast to fall to 26–32°F Saturday morning, with freezing mornings likely Sunday through Tuesday.
• Earlier watches also covered northwestern Modoc County and northeastern Siskiyou County, including Klamath Falls, Chiloquin, Dorris, Tulelake, Lakeview and Alturas.
• The weather service warns that frost and freeze conditions could kill crops and harm unprotected outdoor plumbing, urging protective steps for plants, pets and livestock.
• A cold Pacific front is bringing below-average temperatures with rain and mountain snow across the West, and reports describe this as the season’s first freeze with roughly 10,000 northeastern California residents under watch.