While San Benito County was included in a freeze warning this morning, Calera Winery staff members said they did not see snow fall as was noted by San Benito residents on some social media sites.
While Hollister has received more than two inches of rain in the deluge of storms that started Nov. 28 across Northern California and the Central Coast, the city and county have avoided the brunt of storms that caused flash flood warnings in other nearby counties, with some places seeing 12 to 20 inches of rain.
Gilroy Garlic Festival-goers have one more thing to be happy about besides Pepper Steak Sandwiches, garlic-scented bubbles or a 250-foot-long zip line: Afternoon temperatures this weekend should be about 10 degrees cooler than seasonal averages, according to forecaster Bob Benjamin with the National Weather Service in Monterey.
Most local cherry farmers “dodged a bullet” Monday when thunder bellowed in the sky and 0.20 inches of rain pelted Gilroy for a good several hours into the early afternoon.
After recent weather more reminiscent of early spring than early winter, the National Weather Service is predicting a significant change in San Benito County over the coming week.