Dry weather returning to the bay area this afternoon

Following a stormy start to the day, including multiple advisories and a brief Tornado Warning for parts of SF area, the wet, windy weather is moving out. A Flood Watch continues for the North Bay until Sunday Afternoon. A High Surf Advisory until 7 PM for our coast and Coastal Flooding Advisory through the weekend due to King Tides. Snow continues in the Sierra with a Winter Storm Warning until 10 PM.

Stronger storm moving in

A strong storm will produce heavy rain early Saturday morning. A Flood Watch is posted for the North Bay. Winds will also be a factor. Gusts could approach 60 mph near the coast. Thunderstorm chances have also been added to the forecast. The heavy rain Saturday morning will taper to scattered showers during the afternoon.

A reunion with the rain

Our dry stretch, now up to 15 days, will be coming to an end. Rain will spread south across the Bay Area early Thursday morning. Showers will remain in the forecast, off and on, for the remainder of the day. A stronger storm will be moving in Friday night. Heavy rain, along with the chance of thunderstorms, will highlight our Saturday morning forecast. We are tracking more rain chances for early next week. -Mark

San Francisco Bay Area bridge tolls could go above $10 by 2030

Bay Area bridge tolls are already going up to $8 on January 1, 2025 for seven state-owned bridges. But in a meeting Wednesday, the Bay Area Toll Authority Oversight Committee will also discuss increasing tolls over a five year period starting in January 2026.