Weather pattern is changing
The stable, dry pattern that has been responsible for all of the stubborn fog is moving out of town. There is high confidence that a series of storms will drop into Northern California for the rest of December. The first weak system moves in Tuesday. Shower chances will be favoring the North Bay, Highs should range from the mid 50s to the mid 60s. Shower chances will be highest late Tuesday - Wednesday morning. System 2 could be arriving Friday. The wet weather pattern could linger into the weekend. We are tracking a potentially strong storm early next week.
Gas tank catches fire at San Francisco Shell station
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Fog, hazy sunshine
Today will see fog and hazy sunshine.
Bay Area Jewish community mourns on Hanukkah after Australian mass shooting
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Child dies after being struck by car in SF’s Hayes Valley
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Changes to Bay Area weather are coming this weekend
Monday will be similar to today's cool temperatues with slow burn off of the tule fog and misty morning conditions. High clouds that are expected to flow over the region, increasing the breeze and hopefully scouring the tule fog out a bit earlier each day. The BIG news is the weather pattern change beginning on Tuesday. Exact timing and amounts are not certain, but rain arrives to the Bay Area, with the heaviest rain Friday through Sunday.
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Cloudy and cool persists
The cloudy, cool weather will continue today with patchy dense fog for our inland cities. Afternoon highs will range from upper 40s inland to low 60s around the bay. Chance of showers enter the Bay Area later this week.
Another round of fog
Our persistent weather pattern will stick around for a couple of more days. Low clouds and fog will resurface Sunday morning. Partly sunny skies are expected later in the day. Fog patches could linger in some of the inland valleys. Highs should range from the upper 40s to the low 60s. After a long dry stretch, we are finally tracking some rain for next week. The days we are watching are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday. A stronger storm could move in next weekend.
San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus rings in the holidays with harmony and history
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Subtle changes today, bigger changes next week
For today, low clouds at the coast, Tule fog inland with cool temperatures for the afternoon, ranging from upper 40s in our valleys to low 60s around the bay. Wet weather is scheduled to return next week.
Organizers and bars getting ready for SantaCon 2025
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Fog and more fog
Saturday will be day 20 of dense Inland tule fog and 23 days without rain. More of the same on Saturday and Sunday until late Tuesday and Wednesday when light rain enters the Bay area. Until then, temperatures in the 40s and 50s where there is a deck of fog Inland, 50s and 60s elsewhere.
Roofers create holiday magic for Oakland homeowner
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French bulldog stolen from owner in SF's Castro District
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SF man convicted for double stabbing that killed 1
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3-alarm fire rips through Tenderloin apartment building, displacing 45
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