Venezuela capitol hill focus: human rights and rebuilding
A congressional hearing Wednesday, is set to examine ongoing human rights concerns in Venezuela, while economists say any lasting recovery will depend on how the country manages its oil revenues, restructures debt, and rebuilds public trust. Mariana Atencio, a Venezuelan-American geopolitical analyst, and speaker, gives insight.
A congressional hearing Wednesday, is set to examine ongoing human rights concerns in Venezuela, while economists say any lasting recovery will depend on how the country manages its oil revenues, restructures debt, and rebuilds public trust. Mariana Atencio, a Venezuelan-American geopolitical analyst, and speaker, gives insight.
Mill Valley faces first potential PG&E Safety power shutoff since 2019
A severe weather event could strike the fire-vulnerable town of Mill Valley tomorrow, threatening a public safety power shutoff large enough to disrupt electricity for mountainside residents on the shoulders of Mount Tamalpais.
A severe weather event could strike the fire-vulnerable town of Mill Valley tomorrow, threatening a public safety power shutoff large enough to disrupt electricity for mountainside residents on the shoulders of Mount Tamalpais.
Tropical depression off Mexico could become a hurricane, NHC says
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical depression that formed off the Mexican coast and is expected to strengthen, potentially into a hurricane.
The National Hurricane Center is tracking a tropical depression that formed off the Mexican coast and is expected to strengthen, potentially into a hurricane.
Pet heat safety: staying cool in the summer
That sidewalk may not look hot, but it can burn your dog’s paws in seconds. With triple-digit temperatures expected in some inland areas, veterinarians are reminding pet owners to rethink outdoor routines before the afternoon heat peaks. Dr. Melissa Jacobs, SF SPCA Hospital Medical Director, gives insight.
That sidewalk may not look hot, but it can burn your dog’s paws in seconds. With triple-digit temperatures expected in some inland areas, veterinarians are reminding pet owners to rethink outdoor routines before the afternoon heat peaks. Dr. Melissa Jacobs, SF SPCA Hospital Medical Director, gives insight.
Temps rise across inland areas
KTVU meteorologist Rosemary Orozco forecast sunny skies Tuesday, with temperatures climbing in inland areas.
KTVU meteorologist Rosemary Orozco forecast sunny skies Tuesday, with temperatures climbing in inland areas.
Beating the heat at Alameda County Fair
The hot weather did not stop people from enjoying the day. KTVU's Zak Sos was at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton as visitors scrambled to stay cool.
The hot weather did not stop people from enjoying the day. KTVU's Zak Sos was at the Alameda County Fair in Pleasanton as visitors scrambled to stay cool.
Warm, Cloudy, Muggy with Low Risk of Dry Thunderstorms and Elevated Fire Danger
Happy Sunday Everyone! Warmer, muggy weather is in store today as monsoonal moisture moves into the Bay Area through Monday. While the chance of thunderstorms remains low, any storms that do develop could produce dry lightning with little rainfall, increasing the risk of wildfire starts due to extremely dry vegetation. A Coastal Flood Advisory also remains in effect during periods of high tide through Thursday, with minor flooding possible in low-lying shoreline areas. The hottest weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday before temperatures ease slightly later in the week.
Happy Sunday Everyone! Warmer, muggy weather is in store today as monsoonal moisture moves into the Bay Area through Monday. While the chance of thunderstorms remains low, any storms that do develop could produce dry lightning with little rainfall, increasing the risk of wildfire starts due to extremely dry vegetation. A Coastal Flood Advisory also remains in effect during periods of high tide through Thursday, with minor flooding possible in low-lying shoreline areas. The hottest weather is expected Tuesday and Wednesday before temperatures ease slightly later in the week.
Fire danger escalates now through Monday
The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward into the Bay Area. • Radar tracking mid-to-high-level tropical clouds and virga (rain completely evaporating before touching the ground). • The threat for dry lightning and gusty thunderstorm wind gusts is active tonight through Monday morning. • While the chance of a lightning strike remains low, any strike could easily spark a wildfire. • By Monday afternoon, a slight chance of actual wetting rain showers. Coastal Flood Advisory (Tonight – Thursday) • Sunday Forecast: Coast cool in the 60s, bayshore 70s, and the inland in the 80s to mid-90s. • Muggy Nights: The incoming tropical monsoon clouds will act like a giant greenhouse blanket tonight and tomorrow night. Overnight lows in the 60s away from the Coast.
The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward into the Bay Area. • Radar tracking mid-to-high-level tropical clouds and virga (rain completely evaporating before touching the ground). • The threat for dry lightning and gusty thunderstorm wind gusts is active tonight through Monday morning. • While the chance of a lightning strike remains low, any strike could easily spark a wildfire. • By Monday afternoon, a slight chance of actual wetting rain showers. Coastal Flood Advisory (Tonight – Thursday) • Sunday Forecast: Coast cool in the 60s, bayshore 70s, and the inland in the 80s to mid-90s. • Muggy Nights: The incoming tropical monsoon clouds will act like a giant greenhouse blanket tonight and tomorrow night. Overnight lows in the 60s away from the Coast.
Fire danger esclates now through Monday
The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward into the Bay Area. • Radar tracking mid-to-high-level tropical clouds and virga (rain completely evaporating before touching the ground). • The threat for dry lightning and gusty thunderstorm wind gusts is active tonight through Monday morning. • While the chance of a lightning strike remains low, any strike could easily spark a wildfire. • By Monday afternoon, a slight chance of actual wetting rain showers. Coastal Flood Advisory (Tonight – Thursday) • Sunday Forecast: Coast cool in the 60s, bayshore 70s, and the inland in the 80s to mid-90s. • Muggy Nights: The incoming tropical monsoon clouds will act like a giant greenhouse blanket tonight and tomorrow night. Overnight lows in the 60s away from the Coast.
The tropical monsoon has arrived, with dry lightning threats, coastal flooding and a building inland heatwave impacting the region simultaneously. Highs today ranged from 64 in Pacifica to 94 in Fairfield. • The Storm Threat: Monsoonal moisture is advancing rapidly northward into the Bay Area. • Radar tracking mid-to-high-level tropical clouds and virga (rain completely evaporating before touching the ground). • The threat for dry lightning and gusty thunderstorm wind gusts is active tonight through Monday morning. • While the chance of a lightning strike remains low, any strike could easily spark a wildfire. • By Monday afternoon, a slight chance of actual wetting rain showers. Coastal Flood Advisory (Tonight – Thursday) • Sunday Forecast: Coast cool in the 60s, bayshore 70s, and the inland in the 80s to mid-90s. • Muggy Nights: The incoming tropical monsoon clouds will act like a giant greenhouse blanket tonight and tomorrow night. Overnight lows in the 60s away from the Coast.
King tides bring high water levels to Larkspur, sparking sea level rise concerns
High water levels from a current spate of summer king tides are raising concerns among Larkspur Boardwalk residents who view the unusual summer flooding as a sign of sea level rise.
High water levels from a current spate of summer king tides are raising concerns among Larkspur Boardwalk residents who view the unusual summer flooding as a sign of sea level rise.
Warmer, muggier weekend
Strengthening high pressure over the West will bring a summertime warm-up and increase fire weather concerns. Low clouds will linger along the coast, while monsoonal moisture spreads subtropical high clouds across the Bay Area. For today, expect highs in the 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s around the Bay, and 90s inland. By Sunday and Monday, the combination of monsoonal moisture and limited instability could produce isolated dry thunderstorms, increasing the risk of lightning-sparked wildfires and gusty, erratic winds. Meanwhile, a Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect through Thursday morning. Higher-than-normal tides could lead to minor flooding in low-lying areas along the coast and around the Bay during high tide.
Strengthening high pressure over the West will bring a summertime warm-up and increase fire weather concerns. Low clouds will linger along the coast, while monsoonal moisture spreads subtropical high clouds across the Bay Area. For today, expect highs in the 60s along the coast, 70s and 80s around the Bay, and 90s inland. By Sunday and Monday, the combination of monsoonal moisture and limited instability could produce isolated dry thunderstorms, increasing the risk of lightning-sparked wildfires and gusty, erratic winds. Meanwhile, a Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect through Thursday morning. Higher-than-normal tides could lead to minor flooding in low-lying areas along the coast and around the Bay during high tide.
Weekend weather changes you need to know about
1. King Tide Flooding: 1.7 Feet of Inundation A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect for minor shoreline flooding. Low-lying parking lots, coastal parks, pathways and roads will experience saltwater flooding nightly. The advisory runs until 4:00 AM Wednesday morning for the Pacific Coast beaches, and remains active until 4:00 AM Thursday for the inner San Francisco Bay shoreline. 2. Fire Weather Watch: Tropical Monsoon Surge (Late Weekend) On Saturday night through Sunday, a deep plume of monsoonal moisture surges from the Gulf of California. If these clouds manage to spark thunderstorms, any falling rain will evaporate in the hot, bone-dry lower air before touching the soil (virga). This creates a dangerous "low probability, high impact" scenario for a dry lightning storm. Because regional plants and brush are rapidly drying out, dry lightning hits combined with erratic, gusty thunderstorm winds could instantly ignite explosive wildfires. Pockets of high-based rain showers may slide through Monday.
1. King Tide Flooding: 1.7 Feet of Inundation A Coastal Flood Advisory remains in effect for minor shoreline flooding. Low-lying parking lots, coastal parks, pathways and roads will experience saltwater flooding nightly. The advisory runs until 4:00 AM Wednesday morning for the Pacific Coast beaches, and remains active until 4:00 AM Thursday for the inner San Francisco Bay shoreline. 2. Fire Weather Watch: Tropical Monsoon Surge (Late Weekend) On Saturday night through Sunday, a deep plume of monsoonal moisture surges from the Gulf of California. If these clouds manage to spark thunderstorms, any falling rain will evaporate in the hot, bone-dry lower air before touching the soil (virga). This creates a dangerous "low probability, high impact" scenario for a dry lightning storm. Because regional plants and brush are rapidly drying out, dry lightning hits combined with erratic, gusty thunderstorm winds could instantly ignite explosive wildfires. Pockets of high-based rain showers may slide through Monday.
Dry lightning threat returns to Bay Area?
The Bay Area could be watching the sky closely late Sunday into Monday as monsoon moisture pushes north into California.
The Bay Area could be watching the sky closely late Sunday into Monday as monsoon moisture pushes north into California.
Chance of dry lightning for the Bay Area
Dry lightning, which produces little to no rainfall, can spark wildfires.
Dry lightning, which produces little to no rainfall, can spark wildfires.
Slightly cooler forecast
Your Friday forecast features slightly cooler temperatures. The morning fog near the bay will eventually retreat to the coast. Highs should range from the low 60s near the shoreline to the upper 80s inland. Temperatures will rebound this weekend. Moisture will move into the area from the south. The monsoonal flow will lead to humid conditions and instability that could trigger dry thunderstorms (fire danger concerns Sun - Mon).
Your Friday forecast features slightly cooler temperatures. The morning fog near the bay will eventually retreat to the coast. Highs should range from the low 60s near the shoreline to the upper 80s inland. Temperatures will rebound this weekend. Moisture will move into the area from the south. The monsoonal flow will lead to humid conditions and instability that could trigger dry thunderstorms (fire danger concerns Sun - Mon).
The latest on the possible El Nino this year
A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for minor high tide flooding. This advisory is thru NEXT Thusday. A Beach Hazards Statement remains strictly active through Friday 5 PM. Stay off jetties and never turn your back on the ocean. High pressur building into the Desert Southwest, compressing our natural marine layer The Coast: Kept chilly in the 60s under persistent marine cloud blocks. Around the Bays: Comfortable and breezy with highs in the 60s to 70s. Inland Valleys: Warming rapidly into the 80s to mid-90s. I am forecasting 100 degrees from Discovery Bay and Brentwood to Fairfield on Monday. Expect 90s Inland for two weeks. Interior Hotspots: The absolute warmest interior locations of Monterey and San Benito counties have a greater than 60% probability of cracking 100°F Nightly Inversion: While lower elevations drop into the cool 50s overnight, the building ridge will trap heat in our higher elevations and mountain peaks, keeping thermal hillsides stuck in the warm 60s and low 70s.
A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect for minor high tide flooding. This advisory is thru NEXT Thusday. A Beach Hazards Statement remains strictly active through Friday 5 PM. Stay off jetties and never turn your back on the ocean. High pressur building into the Desert Southwest, compressing our natural marine layer The Coast: Kept chilly in the 60s under persistent marine cloud blocks. Around the Bays: Comfortable and breezy with highs in the 60s to 70s. Inland Valleys: Warming rapidly into the 80s to mid-90s. I am forecasting 100 degrees from Discovery Bay and Brentwood to Fairfield on Monday. Expect 90s Inland for two weeks. Interior Hotspots: The absolute warmest interior locations of Monterey and San Benito counties have a greater than 60% probability of cracking 100°F Nightly Inversion: While lower elevations drop into the cool 50s overnight, the building ridge will trap heat in our higher elevations and mountain peaks, keeping thermal hillsides stuck in the warm 60s and low 70s.
Here's how El Niño could affect the Bay Area
KTVU meteorologist Roberta Gonzales breaks down how likely El Niño is to develop soon and what it could mean for the Bay Area.
KTVU meteorologist Roberta Gonzales breaks down how likely El Niño is to develop soon and what it could mean for the Bay Area.
Victim ID'd in deadly lightning strike at Florida beach that killed 1, hurt 3 others
A man died after being struck by lightning while in the water at Fort Myers Beach, according to authorities. The incident also sent three family members to the hospital.
A man died after being struck by lightning while in the water at Fort Myers Beach, according to authorities. The incident also sent three family members to the hospital.
El Niño expected to strengthen, what it could mean for the Bay Area
A newly released monthly report from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that El Niño is not only here, but it’s expected to continue strengthening through the fall and winter months.
A newly released monthly report from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that El Niño is not only here, but it’s expected to continue strengthening through the fall and winter months.
CDC: People living in the Southwest US need to be aware of dust storms that stir up dangerous fungal spores
People living in the southwestern U.S. and Washington need to be aware of potential fungal storms that occur when weather events such as dust storms, high winds, and floods cause spores of the soil-dwelling Coccidioides species to release into the air. Inhalation of the spores causes Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, a lung infection.
People living in the southwestern U.S. and Washington need to be aware of potential fungal storms that occur when weather events such as dust storms, high winds, and floods cause spores of the soil-dwelling Coccidioides species to release into the air. Inhalation of the spores causes Coccidioidomycosis, or Valley fever, a lung infection.