Great at sfo oakland and san jose for inbound flights so the weather. So were not getting in your way right now. But the weather is definitely going to affect us over the next couple of days, its because were seeing this heat wave, kick off later on today and a red flag warning in effect because of the fire danger. So were going to see temperatures were going to see low humidity and also the winds are going to start picking up up to 40 Miles Per Hour thats were expecting so all the red color on your screen. Thats where this red flag warning is in effect so a pretty much the entire north bay were looking at the north bay mountains. The east bay hills and the diablo range so just keep that in mind we were going. Were definitely in a closely monitor that for you temperatures outside the right now theyre comfortable 50s to low 60s. But of course things are going to be changing this afternoon 77 for the high and downtown San Francisco with a lot of sunshine 80 in oakland. Were expecting 86
Weve learned this is not just one fire, but a combination of six fires that started shortly before 2 00 this afternoon. So far 138 acres have burned along calaveras and felter roads. Right now the fire is 40 contained and it is not burning in a heavily populated area and no buildings have burned. The fire is near Calaveras Reservoir and calaveras road is now closed and this afternoon cal fire made air drops and we saw a lot of pink retardant covering many of the roads. Crews are also using dozers and other equipment to help them cut fire lines in this area which has very steep terrain. Weve also seen a lot of water tanker trucks heading to the fire which is a remote area. Now fortunately right now the winds are mild. So again, heat, steep terrain. Thesethe firefighters right now. The cause of this fire is under nvestigation and fire crews here allignto the morning to keep an eye on this fire. Again, its at 40 containment. Reporting live in milpitas, marianne favro. Thats not the only f
Calaveras rose ad is closed whi could impact who use the road to avoid highway 680 traffic. Cal fire made a lot of air drops. Crews are also using doziers and other equipment to help them cut fire lines in this area, which has very steep terrain, and they tell me that they have just stopped the forward progress of this fire. So certainly that is good news. Because this was six separate fires, it does beg the question, could this possibly be arson . I asked firefighters that. They say its too early to tell, but they are investigating the cause firefighters also say theyre going to be out here all night into the morning battling Marianne Favro nbc bay area news. The fire spread really quickly making it harder for firefighters to get control over it. Even though summer is winding down, clearly that doesnt mean were in the clear from fire danger. Roy mayeda is standing by with more to explain. Were already seeing warm ask dry conditions, but the extreme nature of the fire danger ahead will
Up the antisideshow patrols in oakland. He said officers are reading the roads and know the signs. A congregation of people in cars. Getting out of their cars and getting their cars double parked you can see it evolving. Reporter there is the explosion. It will be screeching tires. Gunshots. Illegal closure of the street. Reporter there are at least 10 spots that are popular for sideshow activity. High on the list is the pit. For the Second Avenue and interstate 880. They will leave their cars in the street and they will walk up to the areas. You can see the rubber on the road. The lady of the lan makes it an ideal place for people to prevent the police from getting down here by blocking the roadways. Reporter this gas station. If we see that happening we will have our units go over there and let the people know give them a warning. A fair warning. Sideshow detail is out tonight. Reporter this intersection along macarthur boulevard. It is close to the high school. Reporter when one shu
Where is the going going . Somewhere behind all of that fog. Well see a lot more cloud cover today. Were going to be running a few degrees cooler. The reason for that, we have a system, a trough off in the Pacific Northwest that is keeping our temperatures slightly below seasonable for today but its still warm through the inland areas. You can see here on satellite radar the system just off to the north, im going to zoom in a little bit closer, you can see how its bringing that cloud cover and thats whats going to keep our temperatures slightly more comfortable today but still pretty hot. As we head into the start of the work week, were going to start to notice those winds kicking up, and as those winds kick up, High Pressure is going to roll back in and then the concern for fire danger is really going to play a part in your monday through wednesday forecast, and as kira said, into next weekend, were tracking rain chances so ill go over all of that info that i just threw your way comin