Severe weather Saturday

A Saturday storm provided enough instability and led to severe thunderstorms. Scotts Valley was the site of a tornado. Mark Tamayo has the storm recap.

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

Our rain break is coming to an end

The Bay Area dry stretch, now up to 14 days, will soon be coming to an end. We are tracking 2 systems developing in the Pacific. Wednesday morning will be dry and cold. A Frost Advisory has been reissued for the North Bay and the inland valleys. Clouds will be increasing during the afternoon. Rain chances will be increasing during the Wednesday night - early Thursday morning time frame. This is not a major storm. Rainfall estimates currently range from .10" in the South Bay to 1.00" in the North Bay. A stronger system is scheduled to arrive Friday night -Mark

Hazy sun and mild temps.

We are joined by partly cloudy haze skies again today with little change in our temps. as well. Afternoon highs will range from low 60s at the coast to upper 60s inland. Happy Sunday! ~ Rosemary

Unhealthy air across parts of the Bay Area

A thick haze settled over parts of the Bay Area Saturday. The haze layer made it difficult to see our local landmarks. A Spare the Air Alert was not issued for the weekend. Values on the Air Quality index scale still surged into the unhealthy range Saturday. The Saturday temperature profile shoes an inversion (air warming with height) in the lower levels of the atmosphere. This inversion creates a lid and traps the pollutants near the surface. A northerly flow is expected to strengthen Sunday afternoon. The forecast, issued by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, shows improvement in air quality for the second half of the weekend. There could still be some lingering haze in some neighborhoods.

More sunshine tomorrow

Clouds will greet most of the Bay Area Sunday morning. We are expecting more sunshine during the afternoon hours. Highs should range from the upper 50s to the upper 60s. Winds will be increasing from the north Monday. Gusts could approach 40 mph in the hills. Have a great Sunday! -Mark

Hazy, dry, mild today

Hazy skies joining us today under light winds and slightly cooler temperatures for the afternoon. Happy Saturday Everyone! ~Rosemary

Hazy, mild temps

Today will be hazy with mild temps. No rain until at least Dec. 15.

More clouds on the way

High clouds, linked to a weakening system, will greet most of the Bay Area Thursday morning. Mostly sunny skies will highlight the afternoon forecast. The mild to warm pattern continues. Highs should range from the low 60s to the low 70s. Another batch of clouds could move in Saturday. Sunshine returns Sunday. -Mark

Hazy sunshine

Today will see hazy sunshine and temps in the 70s.

Mild to warm forecast

No big changes to our forecast. The dry weather stretch continues. Mostly sunny skies will highlight your Wednesday forecast. Highs should range from the low 60s to the low 70s. Have a great Wednesday! -Mark

Hazy and warm

Today will be hazy and warm, with highs in the 70s.

Dry and mild Tuesday

Expect another cool start to the day Tuesday before afternoon highs soar into the 60s and low 70s.