San Francisco weather
Weather forecast predicts rain, relief for Northern California fires
As Northern California continues to burn, nothing would be more welcome right now than the sweet relief of rain, which is precisely what the National Weather Service (NWS) predicts for this week.
San Francisco air quality forecast predicts relief Monday (update)
The air quality forecast for today anticipates "unhealthy" conditions and gives the unsightly miasma an index score of 158.
Fire warnings issued for East Bay (updated)
The National Weather Service (NWS) issued another red flag warning Thursday night for much of the Bay Area, although it won’t go into effect until 5 p.m. Friday.
Health advisory and Spare the Air alerts in effect for Bay Area (update)
Due to smoke, ash, and particulate matter in the air, a heath advisory and Spare the Air alert are in effect for the entire Bay Area due to the North Bay wildfires still burning.
Northern California wildfires grow, weather conditions worsen
As of Wednesday morning, the North Bay wildfires, which began Sunday night, burned roughly 170,000 acres. The death toll has climbed to 23. And according to state officials, at least 22 fires are burning right now.
What we know about the smoke covering San Francisco
Because of widespread wildfires in the North Bay that have burned swaths of Santa Rosa and Sonoma since Sunday, the weather report in the Bay Area includes smoke and ash.
Big Sur: Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge to open Friday the 13th
Good news for Big Sur residents, businesses, and visitors: the sleepy town along Pacific Coast Highway will open the new Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge on October 13.
San Francisco weather alert: Heat wave to hit this week (update)
Don’t pull out that oversized, chunky scarf just yet. That autumnal chill in the air is but a fleeting one—at least for now.
Map: San Francisco cooling centers for heat relief
Here’s a helpful map showing you all of the approved cooling centers in San Francisco.
SF weather: More thunderstorms possible tonight, Wednesday
According to the National Weather Service, it’s possible a repeat performance is in the works, although meteorologists put the odds fairly low.
San Francisco lightning storm in pictures and video
For a city that rarely sees a blip or bolt during rainy season, it was a sight to behold.
San Francisco weather: Hotter heat waves in near future
This week will be cooler in San Francisco, with the sheltering gray hand of Karl the Fog helping shell-shocked San Franciscans recover Labor Day weekend’s desert-like climate extremes recover.
SF weather predicted to cool down this week
The weather gods have been at odds in San Francisco over Labor Day weekend. First, triple-digit temperatures, starting last Friday, broke the city’s all-time heat record and sent #sfheatwave trending for two days.
East Bay weather: Another excessive heat watch forecast
Winter is coming, but you can’t tell in Contra Costa County, where it may get up to 108 this week. But here in San Francisco the bay will keep the heat off, topping out around 83.
Excessive-heat warning in effect for entire Bay Area
Temperatures as high as 112 feared in East Bay as heat wave continues to wallops Northern California at summer’s end.
What will San Francisco weather be like for the solar eclipse?
As expected, the weather in San Francisco will reportedly be foggy on the morning on the solar eclipse. Drats.
Solar eclipse 2017: What will the East Bay’s weather be like?
The sun rises—and disappears—in the east, where Monday’s view of the cosmic happening will be much more vivid.
Dramatic, ominous ‘‘fognado’ blankets Santa Cruz
The weather this week started out on a high, with Karl making regular appearances to chill the evening air, then turned atrocious via servings of mugginess and humidity. Too much for any San Franciscan to bear, really.
SF weather report: August heatwave coming
Summertime temps are rising all over the nation.
Satellite photos show California coming back to life after drought
One way to beat the heat, at least indirectly.
Triple-digit temperatures forecast in East Bay
Weekend heat wave will be worse for central state.
It’s snowing in Northern California in the middle of June
Winter is coming, or more accurately, at certain elevations it never left.
Before and after satellite photos of Big Sur landslide
Natural disaster along California’s coast plagues already troubled area.
Big Sur mudslide on Highway 1: largest in California state history
And it’s still moving.
Massive mudslide near Big Sur closes California State Route 1
Highway closed until further notice.
Climate scientists say California had less than one percent chance of beating drought
Recovery should have taken decades, according to researchers who studied weather woes going all the way back to 1571 to compare past patterns to our two-year bounce back.
California governor declares drought over
The would-be "end of California" has ended, although future water woes may yet manifest and the governor is keeping certain prohibitions in place.
Storms knock out power, collapse hillside in Oakland
April showers bring havoc across East Bay, leading six homes in Oakland to flee for fear of a landslide while tens of thousands ended up without power all night. More rain is coming Saturday and again next week.
Stormy weather returns to San Francisco
But there’s reportedly no concern over major flooding.
Watch Big Sur bridge come crashing down
Failing bridge proved surprisingly sturdy when crews tried knocking it down over several days, as damaged span seemed impervious to the blows of a 6,000 pound wrecking ball.
San Francisco is too sunny and nice right now
Warm weather has city dwellers rejoicing.
Could heavy rains really trigger earthquakes?
"Earthquake weather" myths persist—and change shape—through the ages. Does science tell us that major flooding like we’ve had recently might lubricate faults and speed up tremors? Maybe...or maybe not.
New drought map shows crisis in retreat
But it’s not over until it’s over some drought watchers warn. Despite overflowing reservoirs, the length and severity of the drought suggests that it may take more big rain years to catch up.
9 wild images of the Lake Berryessa water hole
While the recent storms proved harrowing for many residents, at least one tidbit managed to make the tempest seem a bit more lighthearted—the spillway at Lake Berryessa in Napa, which now looks like an aquatic portal into another dimension.
Scenes of the San Jose flood
Monday’s storm hit parts of California hard overnight. From Los Angeles to Sacramento, the massive amounts of water, no matter how needed, proved too much and resulted in serious flooding of low-lying regions.
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California storm floods: Mapping the impact across Northern California
The storms that have pummeled California since January are part of an atmospheric river event that has brought major flooding and damage to parts of Northern California. The National Weather Service issued flood warnings for much of the Bay Area.