All the smoke looks like big bank of clouds. The smoke coming down in our direction from the oregon fires and the fires of california and it is just collecting in the upper levels of the atmosphere. And then the low clouds and fog, the marine layer, down at the surface level. A layer cake effect with the smoke layer above and the marin layer below. And we had a rather vigorous onshore flow with weaker winds aloft. Right now, theyre getting a little stronger but not enough to change the setup that ive just explained to you. Fog. Air quality right now, be nearly as red as you might think by looking at the ugly air. We have yellow dots indicating moderate air quality. We have poor air quality in ukiah and vacaville. Looking southward, oakland, San Francisco, fremont, livermore, san jose, we even have good air quality indicated by the green dots over parts of, well, parts of the santa cruz mountains. The marine layer will push locally inland. We might see some drizzle in the overnight hour
This photo sent by les carr. Lets look at live conditions. This is our camera on top of our studio in jack london square, looking out towards San Francisco. You cant even see the city there in the distance. Some are describing the key is as having a post apocalyptic look. Here is another camera at sfo. The sky appears more gray than orange. Flights have not been affected by all of the ash in the air we are told. And finally a live camera in the east bear on highway 24 in laugh fayette, looking toward walnut creek. Our view from mount diablo has been obscured. You cant even see it, for the past three weeks now. Lets go for more on this s bill, weve all been talking, never seen anything like it. No, this is, in our tenure, definitely, julie, this has been unprecedented. I saw something similar to this, like i mentioned earlier, when Mount Saint Helens blew in 1982 in eastern washington. The skies looked like this. But that was a major, massive volcano. I mean, the smoke from these fires
Right now on kpix 5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, we are looking live from Solano County right now as you can see unfortunately, a house on fire. New evacuation orders just issued as numerous wildfires burn in several bay area counties this morning. Good morning everyone, its wednesday, august 19th. Im michelle griego. And im len kiese. This morning, wildfires rning in several locations across the area. Are forcing more evacuations. And blackening the bay area with unhealthy air. All the details on the fires in just a moment. But first straight to mary lee for all the latest on the heat and the air quality. Yeah, len and michelle, firefighters will be up against the heat once again. So extreme heat continues. We are not done yet with our heat wave. Looking at excessive heat warnings that remain in effect today due to the dangerous heat. Now lets show you our temperatures. So looking at mid 70s in San Francisco. 83 in oakland and mid 90s in san jose and 102 for concord. So 8 to 15 deg
Hefty hefty hefty some 30 fires are burning across whispers gimme. See more of that as these fires california. Today in the bay cierra confused give me the bag . Johnson live where the fires get intense over the bay area get hefty ultra strong at a low price from the peninsula over toward exploded overnight. What is the latest . The east bay to the south reporter yes, exactly. County. Make sure youre wearing the if you woke up like i did in the mask all throughout today and this will definitely have some city far from where i am i could Health Effects for people with smell the smoke coming in on 80 breathing problems and healthy east. You could see it in the air and people, as well. See some of those flames from well monitor the air quality, the freeway. Right now i am in vacaville and the fire conditions and an update coming. Mike, hows it looking for drivers heading to work . From our Vantage Point you can kari, obviously folks up in the napa area where we talked see those flames ove
There are so many fires going on. The chair was more that i could it is not a very happy forecast ever put into words. To be honest with you. He would leave his victim, there is too much. Shaking while he went to the there will be a little bit of kitchen, to eat, only to return relief. We are seeing it ever so and then the abuse and vileness slowly. San francisco, oakland, nevermore it is 75. Had started all over again. Look for hazy, hot, humid, one more day and lynn. The court will hear from not so much around the coast. More survivors on wednesday and thursday. I clouds, smoke, cooling dangelo is said to be formally sentenced on friday to multiple life terms in prison. Pg e utilites has settled the ghost fire at the tomorrow. The forecast projections to drop a lot of temperatures 10 warehouse in oakland, an degrees tomorrow. It will be so much haze and smoke in the area that temperatures will be above average for across the board from the city to livermore. Lets get over to sal, and