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Cool, Overcast, Drizzly through Holiday Weekend
Share with FriendsWe can expect periods of sun inland, but the main weather highlight through Memorial Day weekend across the North Bay will be cool, cloudy weather. Coastal stratus will push far inland each evening, with drizzle at times along the immediate coast. At midday Thursday you can see the coastal stratus layer extending well […]
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SPINNING LOW PRESSURE BRINGS SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY
Share with Friends A spinning low pressure center is located over Sonoma County early Tuesday, bringing showers and even a chance of thundershowers through the day. By Wednesday the low will wander south, reducing the chance of showers from north to south through the end of the week. High temperatures will gradually warm into the […]
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HEAT GIVES WAY TO MAY SHOWERS
Share with FriendsThe seasonal weather whiplash looks to continue for the North Bay, first with hot temperatures replacing cold, and now a return to showers and cool weather arriving in the next few days. NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY 3RD A cutoff low pressure system will separate from the main flow and wander down the California […]
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A Quick Blast of April Showers
Share with FriendsAfter a long winter of rain and snow across California, one last shot of showers will arrive across the North Bay late on Monday into midday Tuesday. You can see the tightly-wound system just off the Pacific Northwest coastline. We will be brushed by the very southern edge of this system as the […]
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ONE LAST WINTER GASP?
Share with FriendsExpect beautiful spring weather with occasionally gusty winds at times as storms mostly pass to the north of California over the next week or so. By mid-week, a trough dropping south over the West will bring slight cooling and perhaps a few clouds. We’ll stay dry. By the weekend, that trough will move […]
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SPRING PUT ON HOLD
Share with FriendsThe latest model runs suggest that winter may not be finished with California just yet. In the past two days most medium range weather outlooks have flipped from a significant warm up, to a mainly showery and blustery first three weeks of April. You can see the current inside slider system plunging down […]
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HOW LONG WILL THE SUN LAST?
Share with FriendsAfter weeks of rain and cloudy skies, sunny skies are on tap for the North Bay….at least for now. The Thursday satellite picture shows the latest storm moving east. Weak high pressure will build in behind this storm for Thursday-Saturday. But you can see a low pressure trough about ready to drop south […]
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STORM WILL SPIN UP SHOWERS INTO WEDNESDAY
Share with Friends As a beautiful mid lattitude cyclone spins off the Oregon-California coast Tuesday afternoon, the main rain band and sharply-defined cold front have passed through the North Bay as seen in the Tuesday satellite loop. As the deep low pressure center continues to spin south and east in the next 24 hours, we […]
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TUESDAY WILL BE STORMY, WITH MORE WET ON THE HORIZON
Share with FriendsSunday’s satellite view shows the latest storm converging off the West Coast, with cold air plunging south while moisture streams in from the west. That will set the stage for a potent storm, especially by late March standards. Rain and gusty winds will arrive in the North Bay early Tuesday as a cold […]
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Moderate to Strong Storm Arrives late Monday
Share with FriendsAfter a sunny weekend of drying out, the North Bay will once again be in the crosshairs of a fairly strong weather system, one that could arrive late on Monday. The storm will combine moisture from the west, with cold air from the north. The storm will have a decent amount of moisture […]
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CALIFORNIA AND NORTH BAY WATER: A WET WINTER IN 12 GRAPHICS
Share with FriendsCalifornia is getting a three day break from storms, with the next disturbance set to arrive this weekend. This is a good time to add up the cummulative impact of a near historic rainy season, across California and the North Bay. CALIFORNIA RAINFALL Much of California has received 200% of normal rainfall since […]
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STORM MOVES AWAY: WIND AND SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY
Share with Friends As of 11AM Tuesday, the center of low pressure is passing over the North Bay, with a dry sector (yellow) moving into our region. This will end most of the rain, with showers and windy conditions continuing for most of Tuesday. In the last few model runs precipitation amounts have trended downward […]
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