Milder weather than expected is allowing PG&E to restore power to some East Bay customers earlier than previously planned as part of its planned shutoffs, a spokesperson for the utility company said Thursday.

However, dry and windy weather in higher elevations of the North Bay prompted the National Weather Service to issue a Red Flag Warning for the interior mountains that will be in effect from 10 p.m. Thursday through 11 a.m. Friday, and thousands of PG&E customers in the region are still affected by the utility’s Public Safety Power Shutoffs.

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Dan McMenamin is the managing editor at Bay City News, directing daily news coverage of the 12-county greater Bay Area. He has worked for BCN since 2008 and has been managing editor since 2014 after previously serving as BCN’s San Francisco bureau reporter. A UC Davis graduate, he came to BCN after working for a newspaper and nonprofit in the Davis area. He handles staffing, including coaching of our interns, day-to-day coverage decisions and management of the newswire.