California Drought: Statewide snow pack survey at 63% of normal

State water officials took a crucial survey of the Sierra snow pack on Tuesday and the results say: California needs a lot more rain a lot sooner. A third year of drought is becoming more likely. 

High clouds, rain ahead
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Steve Paulson says today will see high clouds with temps in the 70s. Rain could appear later in the week.

Warm, temps in 70s
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Steve Paulson says today will be warm with temps in the 70s.

Warmer week ahead, chance of rain Wednesday
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KTVU's Rosemary Orozco said this week will be much warmer in the Bay. There's also a chance of showers mid-week.

Saturday starts on cold side
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There were no freeze warnings in the Bay ARea on Saturday, but temperatures remained cold in some sections. By the afternoon, most places will experiences highs that are right around the seasonal average.

Another cold morning, but warmer temps are on the way
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Friday starts with chilly weather again as it has for several days, but warm weather is on the way. There is also a chance of precipitation in the middle of next week.

Sunny, cold
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Steve Paulson said today will be sunny and cold with temps in the 50s.

Concerns about homeless amid Bay Area cold snap

Freezing temperatures across the Bay Area is causing concern about the safety of the thousands of people who sleep on the streets. 

1 woman dead in San Francisco homeless encampment overpass fire

The fire broke out in a confined space just after midnight inside an onramp at the Bosworth Street onramp to southbound Interstate 280. One person died and three were injured.

UN: Wildfires getting worse globally, governments unprepared

A warming planet and changes to land use patterns mean more wildfires will scorch large parts of the globe in coming decades, causing spikes in unhealthy smoke pollution and other problems that governments are ill prepared to confront, according to a U.N. report released Wednesday.

Brisk and breezy
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Steve Paulson says today will be brisk and breezy with temps in the 50s. There's a freeze warning until Friday at 9 a.m.

Freeze warning for some, hail falls in other parts of the Bay Area

Parts of the East Bay looked like a Winter Wonderland Tuesday afternoon as we are in the midst of a cold snap, but the precipitation accumulating on the ground was actually hail, not snow. 

Hail in the East Bay, colder pattern through Friday
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We've captured images of hail in the East Bay Tuesday afternoon. Temperatures are cold in the Bay Area with some freeze warnings in place. The pattern should last through Friday. KTVU's Mark Tamayo has the full forecast.