hi, sandhya. hi, there. >> yeah, let's take a look at live doppler seven because we are seeing light to moderate rain moving across the region right now. we're going to get you into street level radar where we are seeing some pockets of downpours. this is around danville, diablo, blackhawk area. if you are commuting this is not going to be a very easy one. from half moon bay main street across the peninsula. and here are some pockets of showers around sonoma as well. san francisco seen some rain. the santa cruz mountains, as you will notice it is a level one. it is a cold storm dropping in from the gulf of alaska. we've seen lightning across parts of northern california as we go, hour by hour, we are going to continue to see those pockets of brief heavy rain at times through tonight and really even tomorrow morning as we go towards about 9 a.m. tomorrow, the rainfall starts to become more widespread and it becomes heavier for the afternoon and evening commute. and getaway. this is when we have our

dan all right, sandhya, thanks a lot. >> sandhya, thanks very much. now to those new details on a story we first brought you friday on abc seven news here at 11. the disturbing discovery of a severely overrun at home animal shelter. the home was raided by police in the town of hollister last week. police thought 200 cats may be inside, but now say many may have escaped before they could be rescued. abc seven news south bay reporter lauren martinez is staying on top of the case and learning more about just how popular this shelter really was. >> yeah, i mean, it's truly heartbreaking to see what these animals had to go through, it's not something you ever want to find. >> police are providing an update on what they're calling the largest animal neglect case within the city of hollister. now, with a revised count, police say 13 dogs, 65 live cats and 31 deceased cats were recovered from inside this home. >> there's a strong odor emanating throughout the house that just is not safe for us to be breathing in, as well as for the animals, too. it's not safe

sandhya. yeah and ama and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now because we still have downpours across the region. >> if we can go to live doppler seven, we'll show you exactly where we are seeing the heavy rain. i do want to take you back first in time because we had pictures sent to us by somebody to one of our crews out in the field. there was a funnel cloud south of vacaville confirmed moments ago. this was by jeffrey from the national weather service. here's video of it. that funnel cloud was south of vacaville this afternoon. he did say, obviously it was not a tornado. it did not touch down. no damage reported. but this video was sent to us via one of our viewers that uh- was out and met up and gave the information to our crew. j.r. stone. all right, let's take a look at the downpours across 580 dublin right now, seeing some heavy rain across san ramon. obviously, as we look at the south bay, this is where a lot of the activity has been. but right now just steady rain ar

sandhya. yeah. >> and dan and ama, you know, i have never seen the kind of amounts that the weather service is putting out, which is 12ft or higher in the mountains. let me show you a live picture right now from the sierra in the last several decades, i've covered weather, bay area and the monterey bay. that kind of total has never been put out there. it is blizzard conditions in the mountains right now. last year we had atmospheric river after atmospheric river that dumped snow several feet over the course of several weeks and months. but this is in a short period of time. i would not advise travel wind, blizzard warning until 10 a.m. sunday with those gusty winds, it is going to be dangerous to get up there. as we take a look at live doppler seven, you probably heard that thunderstorm that rumbled across san francisco just minutes ago. i want to take you back in time. that thunderstorm did come through. dumped some heavy rain across the region. that strong thunderstorm moving towards berkele

sandhya. yeah >> and ama and dan, as we take a look at those live pictures from our tower cameras, you will certainly see crystal clear skies with the offshore winds. so take a look from vollmer to golden gate to santa cruz to roof. but certainly we're seeing that roof camera and the golden gate showing you the flag and the trees blowing around. gusts to 36 at oakland right now, 23 at concord. not nearly as strong as earlier. now, oakland airport did have 44 mile an hour wind gusts. as we take a look at the hilltops. mount diablo 43 wind advisory remains up until 11 a.m. tomorrow. those gusts 45 to 55 over the higher terrain. we are looking at 60 mile an hour winds. the winds will continue to drop off this evening. second burst of winds coming in overnight. you can see that spike in the winds. and here's a look at the peak gusts so far 72 miles an hour. mount diablo this morning 62. healdsburg hills 51 at rose peak. big rock 4870. mount eminem temperatures have soared today with the offshore w

let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel. hi, sandhya.. >> yeah, and dan and ama, this lovely weather is certainly bringing out all the pollen as the breeze blows. things around. let me show you the pollen index. today's main culprits are oak, ash and mulberry. so it's the tree pollen that's running high. grasses and molds are low, and weeds are pretty much nonexistent. taking a look at the high temperatures for today, it was cooler for many areas. 76 in livermore, though 72. concord, 71 in san jose. san rafael 70 degrees, 60. in the city, it was up to 65 in oakland and 73 degrees in santa cruz. a lovely view from our pier 39 camera right now. here's a look at your 12 hour forecast. so 7:00 this evening, breezy along the coast. gusts up to 19 miles an hour. 11 p.m. a few clouds, but it's still not bad. and at 3 a.m, we're talking about partly cloudy skies with some fog forming towards 7 a.m. i don't think we're going to have quite as much fog as we had this morning, but certainly we'll continue to see that gradual cooling trend as high pr

sandhya. yeah. >> we're going to need the umbrellas tonight.put them away after tomorrow. let me show you live doppler seven. we do have another system coming in. and so far up in northern california, we're seeing the rain around crescent city all the way down to ukiah. some snow showers over the mountains. we did have some showers this morning. as you know, around parts of the south and east bay. now, a lot of this moisture that you're looking at on our local radar is not actually reaching the ground. places like santa rosa, that's moisture up in the clouds. and there are clouds from our san jose camera, 59 degrees right now, 57 san francisco, oakland 55, in half moon bay. here's a view from our east bay hills or oakland airport camera. i should say a lot of clouds now gathering temperatures in the mid to upper 50s from santa rosa to concord and from our tam cam certainly looking threatening tonight. rain spreads. it is going to be breezy tomorrow morning. showers, some afternoon sun and starting wednesday we have a gusty pattern developing. c

. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. hi, sandhya. >> hi, there. yeah, ama and dan. spring is going to start in just a matter of a couple of hours, but it's already feeling like it. >> look at this live picture from santa cruz camera where some people are soaking up the sun, enjoying the blue skies down there. we definitely had a nice looking day today. the breeze is up onshore winds 29 miles an hour right now in san francisco. and with that wind blowing all that pollen around, it's not exactly easy to breathe for some of us suffering from allergies. so right now, it's the tree pollen that is running in that medium to high category oak, ash and mulberry grasses and molds are low and weeds are pretty much nonexistent. spring begins tonight at 806, the vernal equinox takes place as we head towards a change in seasons at 806, the sun's rays will be directly over the equator, and we have those longer days. a lot more sun to enjoy. but that's all changing. let me show you live doppler seven right now. we did have some fog this morning. it was thick arou

sandhya patel always brings. that. and she's here with the forecast. >> i'm so glad i'm a ray of sunshine and not stormy. sandhya, larry and christine, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. in all seriousness, we're back to winter. as you will notice, an active pattern underway as we speak. we are tracking some rain right now from san francisco heading down the peninsula. i'm going to show you where it is. moderate around airport street between montara and el granada, also in the east bay, kensington, el sobrante, walnut creek, street level radar showing you the wet weather across san rafael, north san pedro road heading into marinwood and on the southern part of our viewing area around los gatos, santa cruz mountains. we are seeing some steady rain right now. all in association with this level one storm. cold, unstable air, some lightning strikes to the north and it's not out of the question. we could see an isolated strike or two. so 5:00 tonight we are still looking at pockets of moderate rain showers w

sandhya. >> yeah, and larry, you know what? the weather is going to improve by the time easter gets underway. so let's talk about what it looks like in the mountains right now. let it snow. look at this view. absolutely gorgeous. statewide snowpack 104% of average. the snow is coming down as if it were winter. as you look at the sierra nevada you can see all the snow that is falling. the low pressure system is still off our coastline. we do have a winter storm warning until 5 thpeaks with those gustyeet for winds. watch out iu e traveling, carry those chains because there are chain controls right now. spotty showers in the mission street area of san francisco, but it is downpours from around alameda airport drive. street level radar oakland seventh street. you can see the heavy rain falling. also heavy right around the 17 area santa cruz mountain summit road and we pan around to parts of the north bay marinwood san rafael fairfax. we are seeing some steady light rain, so this system is going to continue to spin off the coast fo

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it all for us tonight. sandhya. yeah, and dan, and let's take a look at a live picture, because right now it is blizzard conditions up in the mountains. here's a live view from homewood, where the snow is piling up. the winds are blowing that snow sideways. it is really treacherous to get up there right now on live doppler seven, you can see that snow falling across the region tonight. blizzard warning in effect until 10 a.m. sunday. we're expecting up to 12ft or higher at the highest peaks. you combine that with wind gusts of 75 miles an hour or higher, and that's extremely dangerous to impossible travel. there's an avalanche watch until friday at 8 a.m. for the back country of the central sierra, and the eastern portion of the sierra. right now here locally, we are tracking some light to moderate showers. we're going to get you into street level radar in the north bay around woodacre lucas valley road. we are seeing some of that wet weather there in the east bay as well. from oakland across five 8-80 into piedmont

sandhya. yeah. more windy weather. that second burst of wind.an and irma right now getting underway. >> and it is going to continue overnight tonight. so take a look at a live picture from our mount tam cam. it is a very shaky view from mount tam winds are gusting over 30 miles an hour right now. mount diablo, you can see 48 miles an hour. it's a downsloping wind. atlas peak 30. it hasn't translated all the way down to the surface tonight. it did earlier 28 miles an hour at hayward, 24, in santa rosa. we do have that wind advisory until 11 a.m. tomorrow. gusts 45 to 65 miles an hour, especially over the higher terrain. notice the winds will peak overnight going into tomorrow morning, and then they really drop off as we head towards tomorrow afternoon. mount diablo topped 70 miles an hour today. it was 70 at mount eminem, oakland hills and big rock ridge 48 miles an hour. healdsburg hills 62. with that offshore flow, it is really mild. i mean, these look like high temperatures right now. 66 in hayward, it is 64 degrees in santa rosa compared to 2

. >> now sandhya is here with a closer look at that timing for us. sandhya? yes. and om, i think you should sing that song first. >> that's fine. dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. because we definitely have rain moving through parts of the south bay, where we are seeing some heavy rain from san jose into edenvale, coyote, evergreen street level radar showing you you're not getting mist. and from san mateo, redwood city peninsula heading into san leandro and oakland getting some moderate rain. right now san francisco, it is lighter as we look to the north bay right now we are seeing some showers near the napa area. widening the picture here. that cold front coming in earlier tonight. it is still progressing , but it did bring in some pretty good rain. sierra seeing thunderstorm. right now it's a level one on our storm impact scale. as we widen the picture here. so let's go hour by hour. what you can expect going towards tomorrow morning. the weekend starts off wet 7 a.m. 10 a.m. still seeing the scattered showers. the chance of thunder in the

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it all. sandhya? >> yeah. and j.r. and dan, let's take a look right now at a live picture from our santa cruz camera where the raindrops are falling on the beach at this hour. as we take a look at live doppler seven, you will notice where we are seeing some pockets of showers right now, right across bayshore brisbane highway 101. there the bayview district. very light stuff, but it is going to impact the commute. petaluma across 101. also seeing some wet roadways along with penngrove and from the santa cruz area to gilroy. seeing some light to moderate showers. right now it is a level one storm that we are tracking, and this storm is going to stick around through tonight with some spotty showers lingering into tomorrow. so starting you off with 7:00 tonight, the showers increasing in coverage becoming moderate in pockets. and at times it may be even briefly heavy as we head towards tomorrow morning's commute. those spotty showers will remain with us continuing into the early afternoon. winds are gusty right now. 30 mil

sandhya. >> yeah. not a storm that is going to be a repeat of what we just saw over the last couple of days. dan and let me show you a live picture right now from zephyr cove, where things are a lot quieter than the blizzard of the weekend. up to 10.5ft of snow for one of the resorts up there. sugar bowl, palisades tahoe, by the way. friday, late at night above 8000ft, reported a wind gust close to 200 miles an hour. as we take a look at live doppler seven right now, you will notice that there is still some snow falling across the northern california mountains and the northern sierra, along with the central sierra, but the winter storm warning was dropped earlier today. this is the system that is going to bring us some showers and they will get some more snow showers, but it's below that warning criteria. so as we look at live doppler seven right now, we do have a few sprinkles around taking you back in time. we did have those showers come through here. they were very isolated earlier today and they wi

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sandhya. >> yeah, and larry, you know what?er is going to improve by the time easter gets underway. so let's talk about what it looks like in the mountains right now. let it snow. look at this view. absolutely gorgeous. statewide snowpack 104% of average. the snow is coming down as if it were winter. as you look at the sierra nevada you can see all the snow that is falling. the low pressure system is still off our coastline. we do have a winter storm warning until 5 p.m. sunday, up to two feet for the peaks with those gusty winds. watch out if you are traveling, carry those chains because there are chain controls right now. spotty showers in the mission street area of san francisco, but it is downpours from around alameda airport drive. street level radar oakland seventh street. you can see the heavy rain falling. also heavy right around the 17 area santa cruz mountain summit road and we pan around to parts of the north bay marinwood san rafael fairfax. we are seeing some steady light rain, so this system is going to continue t

sandhya >> absolutely. and dan and amna, let's take a look at live doppler seven because it's an active picture up and down the state of california. numerous lightning strikes not just here locally but we've had thunderstorms in northern california and in the sierra. thunder snow uh- reported tornado in madera county. it was initially reported as a funnel cloud north of madera, but it has been confirmed that it was a tornado. as you take a look at live doppler seven, right now, we are seeing more thunderstorms developing. first, we're going to show you the view from the south bay where they have been getting some heavy rain as we go in closer from sunnyvale to cupertino, you will notice street level radar into mountain view. getting those downpours. also seeing some heavy rain from fremont to newark across 680. not exactly an easy drive and thunderstorm comes right near sea ranch point arena. i mean, these storms are going to continue to travel as we track these heading towards the northeast into ukiah uppe

. >> now sandhya is here with a closer look at that timing for us. sandhya? yes. i think you should sing that song first. >> that's fine. dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now. because we definitely have rain moving through parts of the south bay, where we are seeing some heavy rain from san jose into edenvale, coyote, evergreen street level radar showing you you're not getting mist. and from san mateo, redwood city peninsula heading into san leandro and oakland getting some moderate rain. right now san francisco, it is lighter as we look to the north bay right now we are seeing some showers near the napa area. widening the picture here. that cold front coming in earlier tonight. it is still progressing , but it did bring in some pretty good rain. sierra seeing thunderstorm. right now it's a level one on our storm impact scale. as we widen the picture here. so let's go hour by hour. what you can expect going towards tomorrow morning. the weekend starts off wet 7 a.m. 10 a.m. still seeing the scattered showers. the chance of thunder in the forecast

sandhya patel here with more. yes >> and j.r.ot some snow in the last 24 hours in the sierra. looking at the snow. reports anywhere from a few inches to 12in at mammoth. a beautiful view from the tahoe area. snow on the ground. statewide snowpack now up to 104% of average. if you're traveling to tahoe, snow will be heaviest tomorrow evening, so consider that. carry those chains. heavy snow, thunder, chance saturday and we still have snow showers on sunday. winter storm warning starts tomorrow morning. runs until 5 p.m. sunday up to 30in for the peaks and we are looking at gusty winds so travel could be difficult. look at our gorgeous view from santa cruz camera a lot of cloud cover. there were some showers that came through here in the last six hours. you will notice they were very spotty as we had expected, and now we're looking at our next storm, which is a level two. it's going to get here tomorrow with the wind, with the rain. so here's a look at that rainfall. the winds pick up as the afternoon goes on, and the intensity of

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for details on what's happening, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. ooh, sandy, it's messy out there. >> yeah, we're just getting started to dan. and as we take a look at a live picture right now from our san rafael camera most of this morning, there have been showers in the north bay. it is still raining right now, as you can see from our tower camera. i'm going to take you in on live doppler seven to where it is raining right now. so we go across san rafael, san quentin 580 into marinwood. you will notice ignacio boulevard. we are seeing some light to moderate showers. also seeing some showers in the southern part of our viewing area. a little bit heavier around monterey road uh- highway 101. some of the rainfall rates in this area about a third of an inch per hour. so just be aware of this as this afternoon evening commute goes on. it is going to be a little bit dicey to get around with the damp roadways. it is a light level one storm. and as we time this out for you, the rainfall will continue to increase in coverage as we head towards 7 p.m. toni

sandhya. yeah. >> well, kristen and julian, this good friday is a wet and windy one for many parts of the bay area. let me show you live doppler seven and we'll talk about where the downpours are happening right now in the south bay across morgan hill, san martin highway 101. so if you are commuting through this area or you're getting away for the holiday weekend, it's going to be a little dicey. altamont five 8-80 livermore. seeing some light to moderate showers, very spotty on the peninsula and san francisco. and in the north bay. it is light at this hour across highway 12 napa area. we do have flood advisories for parts of the san mateo county area and also down towards the monterey bay, as flooding is possible very min flooding on the roadways. gusts right now 39 miles an hour. oakland 33. in napa. as you look at the higher elevations, it's gusty up there as well. 35 oak ridge, 25 there in the east bay wind advisory, in effect until 5 a.m. tomorrow, covers a good portion of the bay area, 4

. >> abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is here. sandhya yeah. >> we're going to start to notice the winds die down, which i think a lot of people are talking about. dan. and let me show you a live picture right now from our emeryville camera. yeah, it's a pretty bouncy view. gusty conditions with us started yesterday and still with us today. a lot of cloud cover as well. if you are stepping out, grab that jacket. gusty winds at 7:00. partly cloudy, turning mostly cloudy overnight. still breezy along the coastline early tomorrow morning, but those winds will back off and we are looking at partly cloudy conditions at 7 a.m. the storm is long gone, but high pressure has been building in and the winds are coming out of the northwest and they have been gusty coming off that cool ocean water 30 miles an hour at sfo and oakland right now as we check out the hourly forecast, you will notice the winds remain elevated even going into 8 p.m. still 20 to 25 miles an hour at the lower elevations, stronger at the higher elevations. tomorrow morn

and that would be meteorologist sandhya patel. hey, sandhya. hi, there. yeah, it is actually going to be really nice tomorrow. kristen and larry, let me show you a live picture right now from pier 39. this is chamber of commerce weather. blue skies, really beautiful weather. the winds are starting to back off and the temperatures, they've come up as we expected mid 70s from oakland, hayward to san jose, san francisco. you're at 72 along with half moon bay. well above average as we look from our oakland airport camera towards mount tam. there you can see low to mid 70s from santa rosa to petaluma. napa 73, concord 71. in livermore. you know, it was gusty earlier today and it's still gusty in spots. but not nearly as windy 28 mile an hour winds right now. spring valley at the lower elevation. santa rosa gusting to 23. a wind advisory remains up for lake and solano counties until 5 p.m. today. gusts 40 to 55. 40 to 45 miles an hour is still possible. last 24 hours. here are the peak wind gusts. mount diablo 72 over 50 oakland hills. big rock ridge , nicasio

sandhya snow is also set to return to the sierra.a live look from a caltrans camera through donner pass. pretty clear now, but this time tomorrow should be very different. a winter storm warning is in effect through sunday for the tahoe area. >> you can track the rain any time with the abc seven news bay area app. it has the same live doppler seven radar our weather team uses. just search abc seven news bay area in your device's app store and download it now and then be sure to start your day with abc seven mornings. find out from meteorologist drew tuma. the best times to hit the road for the holiday weekend or your spring break. tune in all morning starting at 5 a.m. here on abc seven, or with us on your streaming device. >> new at 11. the city of alameda is lifting up their female first responders. as women's history month comes to an end, abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows us why these women hope to inspire the next generation. >> said there is no limit to what we as women can accomplish. >> meet yesenia sanchez, misty cara

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meteorologist sandhya patel is here after a couple of calm days. >> sandy? yeah just when you thought you could enjoy the sunshine for a few more days. we have some rain in the forecast. don't worry though, it's not a weekend washout. uh- dan. and let me show you a live picture right now. dry skies at this hour as we look from our kgo roof camera. here's a look at the level one system. this is one of two systems coming our way this weekend. this first one is going to bump into the ridge of high pressure. so the showers will be very light and very spotty in nature. 8 a.m. in the north bay. you will notice also right along the coastline could see some drizzle around 9 a.m. noontime and that front is falling apart. there's a lot of clouds left behind tomorrow afternoon, and so it's certainly going to be cooler. so it's a level one this weekend. spotty showers tomorrow. rain and breezy sunday evening. highest totals will be in the north bay. i'll be back with a closer look as to what you can expect for the entire weekend. and some big changes next week. >> all r

sandhya patel is here. >> yeah. that's right. and dan and ama. you know what? you guys have been waiting way too long. all of us have been. we're going to enjoy some sun this whole week going into next week. believe it or not. let me show you a live picture right now from our emeryville camera and uh. you are looking at a beautiful view, looking back towards sutro tower, the bay bridge there, salesforce tower pretty nice view as visibility is doing just fine along half moon bay, though we do have visibility lowering to seven miles. high pressure is starting to take control of our weather. notice the wind flow is coming around that area of high pressure as that trough that brought us the rain moves on. the wind flow will right come right across the bay area. they'll pick up and that's why we're going to notice that it gets warmer around here, along with plenty of sun. so tomorrow it's a little bit warmer, but you really start to notice it on thursday. so here's a sampling of those temperatures. san francisco going from 53 to 63 by 4 p.m. in the upper 60s on thur

meteorologist sandhya patel is taking a look in our 24 hour accuweather forecast. sandhya >> yes.l hours of winter winding down and dan and let's take a look at a live picture right now as we do have gray skies over san francisco from our exploratorium camera visibility is still doing okay. it is down to eight miles in half moon bay, but that's going to change come morning. so here's a look at your planner. fog and clouds in the morning. 40s 50s. clearing inland by noontime and around the bay. sunshine for most areas in the afternoon. we're going upper 50s to mid 70s and then cooler and breezy in the evening. here are the changes that are ahead later this week. our rain chances are going up. i'll be back with the look at the forecast coming up. >> dan okay sandy, thanks a lot. your voice your vote. now it's a very close contest as they count up the votes on california's proposition one. at the moment, it's yes on one by a very small margin, a support of $6 billion in bonds for mental health treatment facilities. it has less than a 20,000 vote lead out of more than 7 million votes

sandhya. yeah. >> ama spring is here now and we still have some 70s in the forecast for tomorrow. so let's take a look at a live picture from our sutro tower camera. a beautiful view of downtown san francisco. here's a look at what you can expect. your day planner 7:00 in the morning. partly cloudy skies. temperatures in the 40s. bright and sunny at noontime, but that's not going to last. the sun dims as the clouds increase in the afternoon and in the evening, and it does start to cool. here's a look at live doppler seven and what is headed in our direction. this is why the clouds will first increase and then our rain chances are increasing. as we head towards friday and saturday. i'll be back with a look at the timeline coming right up. dan and anna. >> all right. thank you sandhya, new at 11. >> people in vallejo say they're fed up with growing homeless encampments butting up against their backyards. tonight they took their frustrations to city leaders who say solutions are easier said than done. >> abc seven news reporter tim johns explains a drive by the intersection of lewis

sandhya snow is also set to return to the sierra. let's take a live look from a caltrans camera through donner pass. pretty clear now, but this time tomorrow should be very different. a winter storm warning is in effect through sunday for the tahoe area. >> you can track the rain any time with the abc seven news bay area app. it has the same live doppler seven radar our weather team uses. just search abc seven news bay area in your device's app store and download it now and then be sure to start your day with abc seven mornings. find out from meteorologist drew tuma. the best times to hit the road for the holiday weekend or your spring break. tune in all morning starting at 5 a.m. here on abc seven, or with us on your streaming device. >> new at 11. the city of alameda is lifting up their female first responders. as women's history month comes to an end, abc seven news reporter ryan curry shows us why these women hope to inspire the next generation. >> said there is no limit to what we as women can accomplish. >> meet yesenia sanchez

let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the latest. sandhya.eah, it was definitely beautiful. ama and dan. and let me show you just how warm it got away from the coast. of course, because we had that fog around near the coast and the onshore winds, but it got to 75 degrees in livermore, 73 in concord, san jose, 7270 in santa rosa, 75 san rafael. just a beautiful day, 68, oakland, 60 and san francisco 58 degrees there in half moon bay. onshore breezes definitely cooling off the coast faster than our inland areas. sfo 18 miles an hour right now and we do see some patches of fog on live doppler seven. i'm going to widen the picture here and show you what's happening. high pressure is still our controlling factor and we remain dry for the time being. that area of low pressure is spinning down south and bringing them some showers. they've had some thunderstorms. a live view from sutro tower camera and it's a lovely view right now. 56 in the city. you need that sweater or jacket 61 in oakland, san jose 67 degrees. this is the final full day of winter

sandhya patel tracking what we can expect there.ow you a live picture right now. dan and ama from tahoe, where they are seeing the snow falling. what a pretty sight that sierra snowpack statewide is at 98% of average. so we'll continue to add to that until 8 a.m. sunday. we have a winter storm warning for the west slope of the sierra, up to four feet for the peaks, 1 to 2ft. at the lower elevations. we're looking at heavy snow, gusty winds that could impact travel. it's a winter weather advisory for the tahoe side, 24in by sunday night at kirkwood. donner, 21in of snow. here in the bay area, we are noticing from emeryville that it's not just raindrops, but a gusty view there. here's live doppler seven and i'm going to track the rain. we are seeing it in the east bay right now from piedmont, emeryville, orinda into lafayette. also parts of the north bay getting wet right around dillon beach, tomales seeing some moderate showers. and from san francisco heading down the peninsula into the south bay. some spotty showers. this level one

sandhya. >> yeah, i know a lot of people have been waiting for this. and dan and we are expecting a streak of sunny days and warmer conditions. so let me show you a live picture from our santa cruz camera. you will get a chance to soak up the sun and enjoy. look at this beautiful view. i mean, there are some clouds left over from the system that came through last night into this morning, but certainly is brighter than it was, and we are expecting plenty of sun over the next couple of days. here's why. high pressure coming in and it is building. you can clearly see the storm track is now well to our north and it's going to stay to our north. but notice wind blowing from high to the low. we're sort of packed in between and so as that pressure gradient tightens a bit, we're going to get caught in it. and the winds are going to go up right now on live doppler seven, we do have leftover clouds. here's a look at the winds increasing over the next few days. so let's start you out with tonight. it's going to be breezy like we have been seeing tonight over 30 m

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so let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for what's coming. sandhya? yeah >> we're going to see some more rain and even some snow here, along with gusty winds. ama and dan, i want to show you a live picture right now from the sierra where it is just dumping. this is from homewood right now while it is snowing in tahoe and truckee. heavy rain is being reported at blue canyon, so not a good idea to head up to tahoe. blizzard conditions for tomorrow 34 degrees saturday. windy with heavy snow. sunday still brisk with snow, but monday is your best bet. 35 and partly cloudy if you want to hit the slopes to do some skiing or boarding. blizzard warning until 10 a.m. sunday. looking at 12ft or higher over the highest peaks with those strong winds, definitely extremely dangerous to impossible travel 5 to 10ft above 5000ft, 1 to 4ft above 3000ft, and even some light accumulations down to 2000 by saturday morning. so low snow levels. avalanche watch for the eastern sierra back country until friday morning, 8 a.m. so be careful if you're going up. so let's look at

sandhya. >> yeah. i don't blame dan for wanting to take the lump sum. all right, let's take a look at the winds right now. good luck. dan. right now. 31 miles an hour. mount diablo, spring valley, 31 miles an hour. that onshore breeze keeping it on the cool side outside, but also blowing all that tree pollen around. oak, juniper, ash and alder are your main culprits. so if you're suffering from allergies, that's why a beautiful view right now from oakland airport. camera. if you are stepping out 7:00 tonight, gusty winds. mostly cloudy between 11 p.m. and 3 a.m. breezy along the coast, but for the rest of you, the winds will die down. and 7 a.m. it starts out partly cloudy. we do have some clouds on live doppler seven, but it is dry right now and tomorrow afternoon you get a chance to enjoy the sun milder weather, upper 50s to the upper 60s. a stronger storms coming in late in the week. the workweek that is between friday and saturday. now this computer model wants to pull the storm out of here. by the time we head into easter. but the other computer mo

sandhya. yeah, absolutely. >> and we need the rain. as you both know, dan and let me show you a lovely sunset right now from our mount tam cam. a lot of high clouds out there. it's going to make for a glorious sunset, which, by the way, is at 722 here in the city. so 7:00 tonight. high clouds, breezy, 11 p.m. cooler, 3 a.m. we're talking about mostly cloudy skies. and for the morning, it's a mix of clouds and fog to start the day. so here's a look at livermore's almanac. today's high temperatures 73 degrees. the average is 65 degrees. yesterday was above average as well, but that's not going to last as we do have rain chances going up beginning on friday and continuing through the weekend. it's a light level one on our exclusive abc seven news storm impact scale. the rain gets here on friday. it's going to be just scattered showers throughout the day going into the afternoon and the evening. as you will notice, at 7:00 still going and your high temperature is for tomorrow. 60s 70s. pretty pleasant day, but there will be a lot of cloud

sandhya. >> okay, you know what? we're not going to allow the easter bunny to get muddy, but there might be an isolated shower or two. okay uh- and j.r, let's show you some live pictures right now from our tower cameras. beautiful views statewide snowpack now up to 104% of average after yesterday's snow that came in through today. and we have plenty of sun mixing in with clouds. but i do want to show you live doppler seven because we are tracking the next storm. this is a level two. and here's what's going to happen. this piece of energy right here is going to merge with this area of low pressure. and the two are going to come together right here. and we're going to get wet and windy, and we're going to have a chance of thunder. as you look. snow showers and rain showers still lingering across the northern two thirds of the state, but nothing major. we have some isolated showers right around the north bay at this hour. light to moderate right around knoxville, knoxville road and in the southern part of our viewing ar

. >> it really is nice a meteorologist sandhya patel is here with our current conditions, including what'sith those winds that we've had the past couple of days. it was really pretty gusty. sandy. >> yeah, it was even this morning. dan and emma. but we have started to lose the winds and we gained the warmth. take a look at the temperatures right now. it is still pretty warm. 74 in san jose, oakland 72 in san francisco. looking at some other temperatures mid 70s in vallejo, fairfield, santa rosa, mill valley. as we check out those winds, they are lower than where they were earlier, so not quite as windy. hawkeye 25 miles an hour. the breeze at the lower elevations gusting to 17 in hayward and as we go hour by hour. still a few gusty spots, but that is mainly around lake and solano county. here are some of the peak gusts the last 24 hours 72 miles an hour. mount diablo over 50 miles an hour at oakland hills, big rock ridge, nicasio hills. and it was 47 miles an hour at mount eminem. we do have some changes coming this weekend. i'll be back with those details coming right up. dan. >> okay, we

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sandhya yeah. >> ama.nd as we take a look at a live picture right now, the city by the bay, the view isn't exactly a still image. and that is because the camera is bouncing around tonight. skies are clear right now. wind gusts mount diablo 48 miles an hour, reaching 53. just a short time ago. a wind advisory is in effect until 11 a.m. friday for the hilltops and solano county. you will notice those wind gusts 45 to 55 miles an hour for the valleys that advisory expires at 5 p.m. tomorrow. i want to show you the winds, hour by hour. tomorrow morning at the lower elevations. you're going to see 3035 mile an hour winds. they continue to whip us. calistoga 45 tomorrow at 11 a.m. and still gusty into the afternoon with another round of wind coming our way early friday morning. as you take a look as to what you can expect, this windy pattern until friday morning. strong gusty winds watch out for toppled trees and possible power outages . i'll be back to let you know when those winds will ease and that warmth wil

we're going to be inside watching sandhya. >> that's right.could look out and just enjoy the oscars and look at what's happening outside. so outside where the oscars are taking place, let me show you the forecast. it is going to be award winning 688 degrees, mainly sunny and mild almond, and it is just going to be nice outside as people line up. and here's live view. equally gorgeous is the view from sutro tower. looking at the golden gate bridge, the skies are clear and tomorrow morning it's a cool start. at 7 a.m. temperatures will be in the 40s, bright and sunny at noontime, and we're going to warm it up for you compared to today in the low to upper 60s, with those temperatures dropping off at 7 p.m, you know, with the warmth this time of year comes the pollen count. some of us are suffering. if you are suffering, it may be due to the tree pollen which is running high. juniper, alder and poplar grasses are moderate. weeds and molds are low to nonexistent. high pressure brought us milder weather today. if you didn't notice it after that morn

. >> for all the details, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya? yeah. and ama and dan, let's take a look at live doppler seven right now and we'll talk about the rain that is coming in at this hour. >> not everyone is seeing the rain, but it is raining right now in the north bay from healdsburg to geyserville. street level radar showing you the wet weather. also moving across parts of franklin canyon road in the east bay highway four. so if your travels take you through there, just be prepared for some wet roadways tracking the moisture that's off the san mateo coast, heading towards el granada at 537. it will be in pescadero at 5:42 p.m. that's all in association with this front. this light level one system. the second part of this is the area of low pressure, which is going to give us an opportunity for some instability tomorrow. so let's time it out for you tonight at 6:00. you're seeing the light to moderate showers moving through. 8 p.m. it's still raining. continuing at 10 p.m. turning more scattered for tomorrow morning. and the thunderstorm oppo

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. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it all. sandhya? >> yeah. and j.r.at a live picture from our santa cruz camera where the raindrops are falling on the beach at this hour. as we take a look at live doppler seven, you will notice where we are seeing some pockets of showers right now, right across bayshore brisbane highway 101. there the bayview district. very light stuff, but it is going to impact the commute. petaluma across 101. also seeing some wet roadways along with penngrove and from the santa cruz

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sandhya >> absolutely.ke a look at live doppler seven because it's an active picture up and down the state of california. numerous lightning strikes not just here locally but we've had thunderstorms in northern california and in the sierra. thunder snow uh- reported tornado in madera county. it was initially reported as a funnel cloud north of madera, but it has been confirmed that it was a tornado. as you take a look at live doppler seven, right now, we are seeing more thunderstorms developing. first, we're going to show you the view from the south bay where they have been getting some heavy rain as we go in closer from sunnyvale to cupertino, you will notice street level radar into mountain view. getting those downpours. also seeing some heavy rain from fremont to newark across 680. not exactly an