George the major hot spots commute busy no major problems that is good news. James conditions this morning live look outside with the bay bridge approach camera shy and a beautiful sky conditions such as up the clouds are beginning to move off and in store for nice day today. Ahead of possible showers tomorrow talk about that a little bit self failed to give quick update on your forecast. And if youre leaving the door and is a little chilly up for is low 50s of the cool start. By noon time make up for a temperatures than in the mid to upper 60s. In the wins will pick up with a touch but sunshine will keep you on the warmer side. Thieves afternoon talking low 70s for the entire area 7 clara valley. Again miles sunny month oclock and so we should hit maximum tablatures just in time for the kids to get out of school. James in spot santa rosa prime example 40 degrees. 48 San Francisco 51 oakland 49 in san jose. The complete check in of the forecast of 50 minutes and that ran for tomorrow.
For my and neighbors yards. Reporter it outlines partnering with local governments to replace 50 million square feet of lawns with droughttolerant landscaping. Golf courses, cemeteries and campuses will be required to make significant cuts in water use. You have to think regionally. Reporter if you see you in developments popping up they will be required to use recycled water or drip irrigation systems. On a personal level, a temporary Consumer Rebate Program will help people replace their old appliances with more water and Energy Efficient models. Rebates have been around for a long time. Its just is it enough to motivate somebody to change out their washing . Reporter the governor wants people to conserve more now but the formal restrictions will be adopted in may. Is it drastic . It felt like it. I dont know how much longer people are going to want to keep doing this. Reporter the governor is going to mandate enforcement telling water agencies they are going to have to adjust water
Right out of Yosemite National park snow melt and rain runoff into the reservoir. Reporter all you have to do is look at the lake to understand how bad things are. This is incredible. I can tell you. I been coming here for the last 20 years and this is the worst i ever seen. Reporter in fact, the water is so low, that you can look right through the old railroad tunnels that used to make for catfish habitats. But the bigger problem . The water line will soon drop below the pumps themselves meaning the people here will simply run out of water. Were counting back from about mid to late august of this year. Reporter plan a is cutting releases to nearby waterways. But that would mean getting relief from the state. A lot of what ifs whenever youre dealing with the state water board. Reporter plan b is Digging Deeper for ground water which costs time and money this community doesnt have. Were right in between two of the major reservoirs in the state of california and were going to run out of
The exemptional drought. The governor met with officials of water agencies in southern california. Hopefully going to rain. If it doesnt were going to have to act in very strenuous way in every part of the state to get through for how long . Six months . A year . We dont know. Most bay area reservoirs are drying up with some notable exceptions. We sent sky 7 hd over Lafayette Reservoir today. This is 85 full. That is certainly not the case in many other facilities. Wayne freedman is live with the story of ranchers and Dairy Farmers getting desperate. They are. Some counties are getting desperate, too. In Sonoma County they havent figured out how dotodo it yet. Meantime, fortune favors those that help themselves. When you live a country life, you embrace winds of nature. For donny that meant the birth of three young goats, including a small runt. Im going to keep my fingers crossed to keep her alive. Bonnie is a fighter. That green spot is the fence there. He spent the day dealing with
What people are doing. Governor brown today warning the Water Conversation could become mandatory onless we get more rain. Good evening, everyone, im carolyn johnson. Were expecting scattered preppings in the bay area tonight but wont come close to easing this drought. What weve got last night was the most significant rainfall in eight week buzz barely enough to slicken streets. It did dump a fresh layer of snow in the seer yachl the snow pack is just 12 of normal. Lowest in more than 50 years. Spencer, what can we expect tonight . May have a few showers tonight but not likely to get precipitation. Here is a look at live doppler seven hd. There is a batch of moisture, its snowing again, now, light snow but we do expect accumulation from this system. And avalanche warnings in effect until 7 00 in the morning for sierra but back country areas and there is a Winter Weather advisory. So more snow sont way. As we look at our forecast animation, most of the moisture heading to the sierra. Th