FYI - Freeze Warning / Watch for coastal valleys, SLO County to LA County. Sun AM, Mon AM

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3. Odd weather pattern for Jan, no? We have an occasional hard freeze here,

~ every 3-4 years, or so. Main impact is on the homeless, local commercial crops and home gardeners. 25 degrees for 2 hours is lethal for people without adequate shelter, trouble for avocado and citrus, especially for those orchards in lower levels of the valleys since cold air runs down the slope and settles, and home gardeners who've grown complacent with our usual mild winters.

Fortunately many churches, organizations and others who have space open temp shelters to add to what's available for folks at risk. Growers have generally been through this before. They've likely picked everything that was market ready, realize there's going to be a set back on future production. And home gardeners get a reminder to protect what they can - cover, move or let it go.