Partly sunny and cool for the afternoon

After a cold, foggy start, the Bay Area will be partly sunny and cool today. Afternoon highs will range from the low to upper 50s. King tides will continue to bring the threat of coastal flooding through Monday afternoon. Wet weather returns tomorrow.

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