Clouds and sun. This is time lapse video showing clouds rolling the. And another one showing cloudy conditions in San Francisco. This more than we saw showers in national pa, santa rosa and parts of the south bay. Right now were sear cloudier conditions. Drew tuma is tracking the wayne. It has been six months since fran sense get a quarter inch of rain and. We are seeing in the stream northern portions light showers reaching the ground. The water view on live doppler 7hd, two key players in the forecast. First, a cold front positioned right to the north of the viewing area, and thennen an area of low pressure near seattle. These two will come bin forces and enhance the rainfall, and the coverage. When can you expect the first drops . North bay the first area to see raindropses between 9 00 and 1 00 in the morning. The heart of the bay area between midnight and 3 00 in the morning. That includes oakland, San Francisco, livermore, fremont, and the south bay, the last spot to see the drop
It looks like its coming down right now. Meteorologist anthony is joining us. No how long is this storm going to last . At least for the next 12 hours and then well start to see the effects, very cold air moving into the bay area. Time lapse from tiburon. Just spectacular. The low clouds, the mid level and even the high clouds. Now were starting to see the rain fall across parts of the bay area. Clouds really. And now were tracking rain across parts of the north bay. Spreading into the east bay as well. And now starting to see that across parts of the santa cruz mountains. Our first stop the north bay. Still very spotty. This is where weve had the most rain all day. Now were seeing it across oakland, emeryville, down towards pacifica as well. Rainfall amounts have been really impressive across parts of the north bay. Doverdale got close to half an inch. Santa rosa up to 0. 3. And now rain starting to push into San Francisco near concord and even berkeley in the last couple of hours, ab
Minutes, be on the lookout for stray lightning strikes and heaviest rainfall. Youre seeing tall clouds building up in east san jose. This rainfall is now moving away from you after what was a very wild morning. The spot that needed it the most had some of the heaviest rainfall. San jose, one of the reporting sites, over an inch h sunny veil,. 85. This is the most rainfall in seven months for most of the south bay. Check this out. Our record rain is. 19 of an inch. We scored 1. 22 in downtown, shattering that old record. Good numbers for us. One of the big concerns for the season. How much snow will we get in the sierra. Tonight, plenty. It snowed actually all day in the mountains. Skiers and snowboarders watching intently. A few resorts will open later this week. Lets bring in pete from borial ridge. You have the coldest but most beautiful assignment of the night. Reporter the snow is starting to come town. I want to show you what we have here. Look at all the snow. Youre seeing it as
With it, we could still have some spotty light rain. And a closer look at the snow that continues to fall in the sierra. Were expecting the possibility of over a foot of snow in some of the Higher Elevations. So great news all around. And weve had in many spots over an inch of rain. Now it is clearing out. Were getting a chance to dry out. Were seeing some breaks in those clouds. And now our temperatures will stay steady right around the mid60s heading into the afternoon. But we cant rule out another popup shower or thunderstorm. Ill detail that and well take a look at some of those rainfall totals coming up in a few minutes. Now back to you scott and kris. Ill tell you, when theres rain in the bay area, you know theres going to be snow in the sierra. Our sister station is up at Donner Summit with something we havent seen in a while. Reporter sierra saw heavy rain overnight. It wasnt until about 3 30 this morning that the rain turned to this. Weve got good snow coming down here on Donn
Good evening, im juliette goodrich. Ney. Cooler temperatures arriving in the bay area and badly needed rain. Good evening to you. What began as a gentle shower turned into a downpour in vacaville this afternoon. And if the climate models are right, well see a lot more of this before the season is over. Its all beginning tonight. A robust cold front will finally plunge south into the bay area, mostly after midnight tonight. Rain will begin in the north bay, spreading from north to south overnight. Within 24 hours, totals will range from a tenth to half an inch of rain and gusty northwesterlies behind the front will blow up to 30 miles an hour. And the rain will turn to snow in the sierra. Thats why winter storm warnings are up for a foot of snow above 7000 feet. That means it could be slow going if youre headed that way tonight and tomorrow morning. The rains already falling in the sierra, turning into snow in the morning. Lamar abrams is in Placer County tonight. Reporter taking a loot