Severe Weather Alert–California Style

The National Weather Service’s warning of record cold for the weekend was the lead story in yesterday’s San Jose Mercury-News.

Here’s a bit from today’s paper, explaining just how terrible the chill was:

Overnight Friday, downtown San Jose hit 37, San Francisco, 43, — their lowest so far this fall. Saturday night, San Jose was expected to hit 33, with surrounding areas reaching similar temperatures before climbing to the upper 30s and lower 40s the rest of the week.