joining us is the exploratorium's interim director. he is in micronesia away. >> tell us what the big moment is like. >> it's so exciting. the clouds are parting. there it is. we see streamers coming off the sun. the carona, which you can only see when the moon blocks the sun. we're seeing stars up here. we see around the horizon. it's like a sun rise and sunset, 360 degrees around the horizon. people are going crazy here. the islanders, about 500 people living here. they're just cheering like mad. it's an amazing spectacle. it looks like someone took and punched a hole right into the sky where the moon is covering the sun, and the sky is not as dark as the last solar eclipse. it's blueish and it got very dark here. almost dark at night. it got dark very fast, just as we were watching the clouds part and all of a sudden there was a total solar eclipse. it's amazing. you can see some of the streamers coming off. that carona looks different every time there's a total solar eclipse. the sun is completely blocked by the moon, and we're sta

live at the exploratorium, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> all right. thank you, wayne. >>> "abc7 news" meteorologist drew tuma is also live at the exploratorium in the observatory with more on what's next. drew? >> reporter: wayne described the atmosphere so perfectly. hundreds of people packed this observatory to witness that solar eclipse. if you notice, they're recapping what just happened as that team was there in micronesia. you want to see the next total solar eclipse? good news, it's next year in august, we will able to see it in the bay area. but the best chance to see it just to the north in oregon. people are excited, and they can't wait for the next one next year. live at the exploratorium, drew tuma, "abc7 news." >>> passengers aboard an alaska airlines flight saw the eclipse up close and personal. the flight is headed to honolulu. alaska airlines adjusted the departure time so passengers could see the total solar eclipse. >>> do you have any questions about your taxes? that's the big question. we do have answers for you. >> the tax hotline

live at the exploratorium, wayne freedman, "abc7 news." >> all right. thank you, wayne. >>> "abc7 news" meteorologist drew tuma is also live at the exploratorium in the observatory with more onnext. drew? >> reporter: wayne described the atmosphere so perfectly. hundreds of people packed this observatory to witness that solar eclipse. if you notice, they're recapping what just happened as that team was there in micronesia. you want to see the next total solar eclipse? good news, it's next year in august, we will able to see it in the bay area. but the best chance to see it just to the north in oregon. people are excited, and they can't wait for the next one next year. live at the exploratorium, drew tuma, "abc7 news." >>> passengers aboard an alaska airlines flight saw the eclipse up close and personal. the flight is headed to honolulu. alaska airlines adjusted the departure time so passengers could see the total solar eclipse. >>> do you have any questions about your taxes? that's the big question. we do have answers for you. >> the tax hotline is open

if your kid at san francisco exploratorium looking up can be a thrill.may experience that exact same feeling. >> the coolness factor is off scale high so i have seen 10 solar eclipses and they still thrill me to death. >> what is happening today the moon is on line between the earth and the sun. >>reporter: paul and robin are rehearsing for live show that promises to bring jaw dropping image of total solar eclipse to the bay area. it's the result of a rare aloinment that will create a shadow hundreds of miles wide turning day into night. >> complete dark nishtionz moving across the earth at 1500 miles an hour or faster. at the same time the blue sky that you see sort of melts away and reveals a night sky behind it. so it's spectacular. >>reporter: but since the solar eclipse won't come directly over the bay area them exploratorium team preparing to go to the eclipse. journey that covers thousands of miles across the south pacific. destination is remote island called wooly eye. tiny area in micro neetion smack in the middle of the eclipse path of totalit

>>reporter: hence this crowd came to the exploratorium tonight to watch the work of exploratorium teamre than 7000 miles to the typey speck in the pacific lying right smack dab in the eclipse path. backyt5uxtá+$'d%uw5 all the link held. . i can show-j a handéu drama if u want to see it. itemal really complicated. every part of the path you could have a potentials fail. >>reporter: instead a triumph in real time as tral event unlike any other among all the moons and plan net our solar city. david lane had seen an eclipse in person. >> takes one of the global constant and tirnts off. sun goesup away in the middle of the day. and that's really dramatic. >>reporter: that's one reason why when eclipse crosses the united states next year the exploratorium intend to follow it with not one crew but two. >> twice the chance of seeing it if the weather doesn't cooperate. >>reporter: one last note. with the moon receding by 4 sent meetary year not even these eclipse wills last forever. only have them for 500 million more yearso. at the exploratorium wayne, abc 7 news. >>[Ñ the interim executiv

and our exploratorium camera shows heavy, dark clouds bunched up over downtown san francisco. for a look at what to expect where you live, let's head over to meteorologist drew tuma. drew? >> eric, busy tracking downpours. you really notice the downpours are favoring the peninsula at this hour. i'll take you right down to street level. you do notice the pops of yellow and orange indicating the more moderate rainfall right around menlo park, palo alto on the edge of redwood city. we'll take you into the south bay right now around san jose, santa clara, light and moderate shower activity. hayward, yellow and orange, moderate rainfall. castro valley as well. to the north, alameda, moving through parts of oakland at this hour. lighter shades of yellow indicating the more moderate rainfall. over the city of san francisco, light green indicating some light showers falling at this hour. we'll show you the north bay, where we're seeing drier air work into the system and north bay. we see areas that are dealing with clouds, and light rain. on the storm impact, moderate storm expecting

and from the exploratorium camera the view from pier 15. it's quiet now.peratures in the upper 40s from santa rosa to napa. 50 novato, 52 fairfield. 53 liver more. concord is warmer. most locations warmer ahead of a frontal band that will push through today creating blustery winds, especially at the coast. overall a few degrees cooler for easter sunday, but the cooling continues right on through monday. and even into tuesday. so here's a look at the wind profile. this is what is going to get going and cranked up today. look at the temperatures -- well, the time, i should say, throughout the day. you will notice that the winds continue to gust here from 30 to even 40 miles an hour. this is 9:00 tonight's. winds will steadily increase across the bay. that's the difference you will feel. but if you are headed out of the bay area, then you may get a little bit of precip. so 7:00 tonight we've got the rain beginning in the sierra nevada and also here is where we went to have a winter weather advisory for reno. and then throughout the spine. the sierra, looking

and the exploratorium opens for a free viewing party tomorrow at 5:00.information on abc7news.com. if you cannot make it, do not worry. you'll see the eclipse as it happens at 5:30 here on abc7 news, world news tonight will air at 6:30. we're tracking at least down pours, isolated in nature, but they're there. showing you a zoom in now to street level and this cell is seeking south. you notice san jose in the path of the down pours and this is it in terms of wet weather. and if clouds increase throughout the day and a scattered showers chance later in the day. tuesday night into wednesday, night rain and wind and just a half inch in most areas. the accu-weather forecast shows you tomorrow, most of the day is just dry. it's cloudy and into evening we have wet weather. that continues wednesday morning. another storm, thursday, and stronger storms friday, saturday, and sunday. >> thank you drew. >> hoping for something heavenly tonight as well. warriors hope to bounce back from a rare loss tonight and make history. yes. abc7 news is live in oracle arena. mi

and the exploratorium opens for a free viewing party tomorrow at 5:00.information on abc7news.com. if you cannot make it, do not worry. you'll see the eclipse as it happens at 5:30 here on abc7 news, world news tonight will air at 6:30. we're tracking at least down pours, isolated in nature, but they're there. showing you a zoom in now to street level and this cell is seeking south. you notice san jose in the path of the down pours and this is it in terms of wet weather. and if clouds increase throughout the day and a scattered showers chance later in the day. tuesday night into wednesday, night rain and wind and just a half inch in most areas. the accu-weather forecast shows you tomorrow, most of the day is just dry. it's cloudy and into evening we have wet weather. that continues wednesday morning. another storm, thursday, and stronger storms friday, saturday, and sunday. >> thank you drew. >> hoping for something heavenly tonight as well. warriors hope to bounce back from a rare loss tonight and make history. yes. abc7 news is live in oracle arena. mi

. >> that's why when an eclipse crosses the united states next year, the exploratorium plns to follow it with not one crew, but two. >> why twice? >> you have twice the chance to see it if the weather doesn't cooperate. >> with the moon receding four centimeters a year not even these eclipses will last forever. we'll only have them for 500 million more years. at the exploratorium, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> that was a sight. >>> well, our rain is quite the sight and more is coming our way. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> the total solar eclipse was something else. here is a look at the rain on live doppler 7hd. it is up around the mendocino coast. it will work its way southward. we have already seen some showers, but we are in a bit of a break. temperatures in the 50s and 49 in santa rosa and here is a live look and you can see how overcast it is from our emeryville camera looking across the bay. the weak system coming through tomorrow morning. stronger storm on thursday and friday. it is going to span two days and then the heavier rain is expected with that

. >> that's why when an eclipse crosses the united states next year, the exploratorium plns to follow one crew, but two. >> why twice? >> you have twice the chance to see it if the weather doesn't cooperate. >> with the moon receding four centimeters a year not even these eclipses will last forever. we'll only have them for 500 million more years. at the exploratorium, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> that was a sight. >>> well, our rain is quite the sight and more is coming our way. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the latest. >> the total solar eclipse was something else. here is a look at the rain on live doppler 7hd. it is up around the mendocino coast. it will work its way southward. we have already seen some showers, but we are in a bit of a break. temperatures in the 50s and 49 in santa rosa and here is a live look and you can see how overcast it is from our emeryville camera looking across the bay. the weak system coming through tomorrow morning. stronger storm on thursday and friday. it is going to span two days and then the heavier rain is expected with that system. flo

that's why the exploratorium has sent a team to micronesia.e total solar eclipse firsthand. only about half a percent of the earth's population can see this solar eclipse. we have a live feed there of the folks there awaiting that total solar eclipse. we'll bring it to you live in the 5:00 hour. back to you guys. >> looks like the weather is nice there. watch the total solar eclipse right here on "abc7 news." we'll bring it to you live if it happens tonight at 5:30, which means world news tonight will air at 6:30. >>> if you have questions about your taxes, we have answers. >> michael finney is here to answer some of the questions. michael, what do you have? >> we have a lot of people contacting us. here's the telephone number, 415-954-7621. or you can ask on social media, #askfinney. we have a bunch of irs people here. we have some enrolled agents, as well. norm goldman, what is an enrolled agent? >> we are federally licensed tax practitioners, and we represent clients at all levels of the irs, as well as prepare tax returns. >> i know you wa

the exploratorium camera and pier 15. 51 livermore, 53 concord.tro tower camera, pretty interesting-looking shot where we are looking at a little bit of fog there. chance of a thunderstorm today. we have the unstable atmosphere. needing is possible with the heavy do you know pours. we picked up anywhere from 1 to 20 inches in oakland. upward of 5 inches in the santa cruz. much more the week ahead. the flash need watch from 6:00 tonight. that's just about when the front moves through, to the early morning hours. we could have some very heavy downpours and the creeks could rise out of their banks. high surf advisory through tuesday. the swells not only 1 to 15 feet, but increasing do 19 feet. here's the rain throughout the next couple of hours. you see the east bay, the south bay. a bit of a lull there. then here's the front. by the late afternoon it pushes through the heart of the bay. with us throughout the evening hours. take a look what's behind it. still some very heavy downpours through 6:00 monday morning. so rainfall amounts pretty impressiv

lot that was a long term tuesday night no extremity possibly an important lot for the exploratorium who other two 322 dash one the mayor's office of housing project we feel will be coming here shortly we were trying to keep that an interim lot if you will, and the broadway lot is hotel project which i think the timing is unconcern we felt the 3 year lease with a 2 year option was okay. and for instance, 29 and a half the pier 31 pull that lot out those shed lots or so interim lots are the nature of the use of sheds it was difficult i have to commend the partners for really trying to do the financial projections for a changing field. >> and this one with an other question regarding the partnership what is the structure of partnership and what is the profit sharing component. >> so the partnership is a shared risk for small opportunities and baseline the conversation with the sb plus based on on the investments 85, 15 split between the led consultant and the lbe partner. >> is theis way to increase i. >> favoritism commissioner vice president brandon there were negotiations it was det

and we are looking at&t park beautiful picture from our exploratorium camera from pier 15.ropped in napa at 44. but livermore 42 degrees. so it is certainly cool out there. much cooler than yesterday. 50 concord. and from our sutro tower camera, the sun coming up just after 7:00. you see just a little bit of a haze there. we are looking at a clear start for the most part and a mild day today. cooler for tomorrow. the coolest day of the week should be monday. still, a little bit below average perhaps on tuesday you before we see a rebound in temperature. so we will start with tomorrow. easter egg hunt, sunshine for easter sunday with some low 70s for concord and antioch. temperatures cool on the coast and they will be cooler tomorrow. today we pg&e 60s but tomorrow a slight drop off. some of you will barely notice it but you notice a breeze in parts of the bay. by monday even more lower 60s arrive from richmond to hayward. mid-60s for oakland and tuesday we are still in the 60s. it's seasonal and we will see another dry afternoon. but in terms of the week ahead, notice the w

from our exploratorium camera, you are looking at the financial financial -- trans america pyramid, the financial district and the skies are overcast. spotty drizzle and sunny in most areas. we aring looing at milder con -- we are looking at milder conditions. overnight we will see the fog continuing to spread. there will be some areas of slick roadways as the drizzle continues. the fog will be slow to burn off. even at 9:00 a.m. you are looking at gray skies across parts of the bay area. first thing tomorrow morning low 40s to low 50s. and there will be drizzle around a. if you have to walk to bart or if you are taking the ferry in, keep in mind there will be a little drizzle out there. by the afternoon, the fog lingers at the coast, but most other areas will be enjoying the sunshine and the temperatures will rise inland. we will keep them about the same near the beaches. half moon bay 60 degrees and all the way to 70. livermore, concord, napa, 72 degrees in santa rosa. 71 in san jose. oakland 66 and san mateo 65 degrees. if you are going to the bay bridge series, you will want to grab

this is a view from our exploratorium camera, pier with the breezy winds since yesterday. in the low 50s. san jose, oakland, good morning half moon bay. 57 for you you. strongest winds on the coast. looking at a few breaks in the clouds. 59 for you in concord, fairfield, novato and napa, 58 in santa rosa. so san francisco with the cloud cover right now. we're hooking at our strongest storm of the year is today with the cold frontal passage from about 6:00 to 9:00 tonight and a moderate storm tomorrow with a few peaks of sun. some thunderstorms possibly, and by monday we will see as much as three feet of rain common around the bay area. so our wind advisory in effect from noon to 11:00 tonight w he will see the southerly winds continue to gust over 50 miles an hour. possibility of some power outages. take a look at the colors here on the map as we go through the next several hours. by noontime the red is still offshore but everyone looking at 20 to 35 miles an hour winds. then by 3:00, ahead of the front. 50 miles per hour winds from point reyes. common 45 miles an hour win

from our exploratorium camera, the ceilings are a little bit higher this morning.ot of fog. and due to the close proximity to the front that's lifted the cloud cover and allowing for mist and drizzle this morning. light rain in the north bay, spreading south and east. most of us will see a chance of it. not everyone is going to see it reach the ground, become measurable. the one tomorrow looks like it has more in the way of dynamics and perhaps we will see more measurable rain for some of you tomorrow. 11:00 it looks like it's raining pretty good in cloverdale and santa rosa. look what happens as we go through the 2:00 hour. you see it toward i-80, a little bit in the east bay and peninsula. and by the afternoon just a chance of showers east bay and south bay. that's about it for the first system. a lull in the overnight hours. and then by noontime more showers tomorrow. the afternoon looks like we will see wet weather from oakland and emeryville through perhaps san mateo, and then just a chance in the south bay again, right on through the evening hours. we will pu

and from our exploratorium camera you can't even see the transamerica pyramid. low clouds on securing that. 51 by the delta with the southwest wind. we will look for the cooler temperatures all around the bay. 50 a napa. santa rosa 50, as well as livermore. 24 hours ago we were looking at slightly cooler numbers. with the cloud cover we are up a few degrees. 3 degrees warmer in livermore. two degrees cooler in san jose. and from sfo, the peninsula, just the clouds cover now. no delays so far at sfo. mist and drizzle in spots. spring begins tonight. the equinox at 9:30. equal amount. day light and darkness. we look for the sun to come up at 7:14 this morning. two light storms tomorrow into monday. second one on monday slightly stronger. that will lower the snow levels. a review of march in san francisco, fantastic. average rainfall about 3.25 inches. we picked up 6.25. livermore we picked up over an inch over their two inches, and about the same daily in san jose. most points south of san francisco doing pretty well at 100% of normal or better. santa rosa a littl

a live look front the exploratorium camera atop pier 15. cirrus clouds above in the financial district in san francisco, and pretty comfortable temperatures. san francisco, 63. 66 mountain view, san jose, 66. half moon bay, fog, up per 50s. a live look from the emeryville camera shows you the high clouds and low clouds along the coast and those will push inch santa rosa right now, mild at 71. novato, 66. concord, 70. liver livermore, breezy. the forecast calls for the low clouds and the fog moving in overnight tahoe could have some patch- -- could have some patchy dense fog. cooler air drops in from the north so easter five to ten degrees cooler, continuing for the first part of the week. right now, a bit of a breeze. half moon bay gusting to 24. sfo airport, 20. san carlos, 22 miles-per-hour. and this onshore breeze we have across the bay area is really going to help to promote clouds to move inland from the coast. so future weather shows you overnight and first thing tomorrow morning that fog develops also low clouds move in so we'll have

from our exploratorium camera, you are looking at the financial financial -- trans america pyramid, the financial district and the skies are overcast. spotty drizzle and sunny in most areas. we aring looing at milder con -- we are looking at milder conditions. overnight we will see the fog continuing to spread. there will be some areas of slick roadways as the drizzle continues. the fog will be slow to burn off. even at 9:00 a.m. you are looking at gray skies across parts of the bay area. first thing tomorrow morning low 40s to low 50s. and there will be drizzle around a. if you have to walk to bart or if you are taking the ferry in, keep in mind there will be a little drizzle out there. by the afternoon, the fog lingers at the coast, but most other areas will be enjoying the sunshine and the temperatures will rise inland. we will keep them about the same near the beaches. half moon bay 60 degrees and all the way to 70. livermore, concord, napa, 72 degrees in santa rosa. 71 in san jose. oakland 66 and san mateo 65 degrees. if you are going to the bay bridge series, you will want to grab

a live look from the exploratorium camera at pier sa. san francisco overcast and rather damp. for more on the rain, the scattered showers, let's check in with meteorologist drew tuma. >> it's been on-and-off light showers. we're tracking the tail end of this cold front that is pushing through the region. still light showers out there. from redwood city, south of mill bray, lighted rain. the light rain extends into piedmont, and around oakland. light showers at this hour. the north bay really the winner in terms of rainfall. more than 1/2 of an inch fell in a lot of the locations there. south of the golden gate and into the south bay. no measurable rainfall has come your way. we'll still keep that chance of scattered showers through the evening. light storl on the storm impact scale with less than .10 of an inch of moisture. more rain is headed our way. we'll have the forecast coming up. >> true, thanks oh lot. >>> service remains shut down between the pittsburgh bay point and north concord stationsment a bus bridge will continue to transport riders at least through tomorrow, b

you can barely see the exploratorium out there with 54 degrees and all the low cloudiness.le advertised. we will reach the low 60s but rain and b the weekend is out. i'll explain next. >> and also ahead, the warriors layth up the night in texas. they are closer to a spokesbox: ♪ go paperless, don't stress, girl ♪ ♪ i got the discounts that you need ♪ ♪ safe driver ♪ accident-free ♪ everybody put your flaps in the air for me ♪ your body is a finely tuned instrument. diarrhea can throw it out of rhythm. imodium multi symptom relief combines two powerful ingredients to relieve diarrhea faster and ease gas, cramps and bloating. restore rhythm with imodium. and ease gas, cramps and bloating. aren't moving in the right direction,bers it can be a burden. but what if you could wake up to lower blood sugar? imagine loving your numbers. discover once-daily invokana®. with over 6 million prescriptions and counting, it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. invokana® is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diab

lot that was a long term tuesday night no extremity possibly an important lot for the exploratorium who other two 322 dash one the mayor's office of housing project we feel will be coming here shortly we were trying to keep that an interim lot if you will, and the broadway lot is hotel project which i think the timing is unconcern we felt the 3 year lease with a 2 year option was okay. and for instance, 29 and a half the pier 31 pull that lot out those shed lots or so interim lots are the nature of the use of sheds it was difficult i have to commend the partners for really trying to do the financial projections for a changing field. >> and this one with an other question regarding the partnership what is the structure of partnership and what is the profit sharing component. >> so the partnership is a shared risk for small opportunities and baseline the conversation with the sb plus based on on the investments 85, 15 split between the led consultant and the lbe partner. >> is theis way to increase i. >> favoritism commissioner vice president brandon there were negotiations it was det

. >> right now scientists from the exploratorium are on a small island in the pacific ocean, waitingor an uncommon solar event. the team is in micronesia where the only places in the world they can watch and record the total lunar eclipse when the sun, mon and earth are in a straight line. they carried 4,000 pounds of gear, spent 22 hours on a play and three days on a boat to get there to the total lunar eclipse happens every 18 months. we'll bring it to you live as it happens tuesday at 5:30 p.m., which means world news tonight with david muir will air at 6:30'm. >> a rare sight at the monterrey aquarium. what marine biologists say they've never seen this close up before. >>> and, we're in the middle of a storm. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >>> in sports. nobody saw this coming. no way the warriors could lose to the lowly lakers, could that? they give kobe a lovely parting ( meand to the city.c ) we said goodbye to the day. and drifted off into the twilight. and when we woke, we found that the whole world had reinvented itself. sail with princess cruises, th

our exploratorium camera you see the clouds.cip. 50 concord. livermore at 48. we will be looking at the winter storm warning lasting through monday. and once the snow gets going around midday, it's really not going to stop right on through monday. we are talking about a lot of snow. so two more storms this weekend. one light today, one moderate tomorrow and a dry and warmer with widespread 70s next week. here's a look at our winds gusting anywhere from 25 to 35 miles an hour throughout the early morning hours. midmorning, i should say, until 6:00 in san francisco. so that includes the parade, a little breezy out there out ahead of the system. 11:00 the rain from cloverdale to santa rosa. 2:00 still in the north bay. inc. ising south throughout the afternoon. and we will continue to see the scattered showers into the evening hours in the east bay, the south bay, the santa cruz mountains right through 11:00. but by tomorrow we've got a more impressive system, anywhere from a half-inch to an inch of rain and more flooding is likely

here is a live look from the exploratorium camera. and right now we are getting a break from the rain drops here. heavy rain and gusty winds return in the morning. a break on friday night through saturday morning and two more storms are coming this weekend. tomorrow's storm is a three. it is a strong storm on our storm impact scale. an additional one to two inches are expected for the wettest north bay communities. flooding and debris flows. it will include the wet and windy conditions. not everywhere at 5:00 a.m. notice there are parts not getting wet. it is breezy to windy. pockets of moderate rain in yellow. as we head toward 7:00 a.m., it shifts northward and it is still wet across parts of the commute. you need the wipers at 8:00 a.m. heading into 9:00 a.m. is when we will pick up more activity and it does become heavier between 10:00 and 11:00. the oranges and reds there might even see an isolated thunderstorm. don't be surprised if you do with the downpours. noontime we are going to scattered showers. you will notice once again

. >> right now scientists from the exploratorium are on a small island in the pacific ocean, waitingor an uncommon solar event. the team is in micronesia where the only places in the world they can watch and record the total lunar eclipse when the sun, mon and earth are in a straight line. they carried 4,000 pounds of gear, spent 22 hours on a play and three days on a boat to get there to the total lunar eclipse happens every 18 months. we'll bring it to you live as it happens tuesday at 5:30 p.m., which means world news tonight with david muir will air at 6:30'm. >> a rare sight at the monterrey aquarium. what marine biologists say they've never seen this close up before. >>> and, we're in the middle of a storm. meteorologist drew tuma is up next with the forecast. >>> in sports. nobody saw this coming. no way the warriors could lose to the lowly lakers, could that? to the lowly lakers, could that? they give kobe a lovely parting what will you do?ctric nissan leaf... ♪ how far will you go? ♪ how much will you see? ♪ electrify the world. now with a class-leading 107 miles on a charge

from our abc7 news exploratorium camera, you can see the financial district and all of the tree pollennot looking so good if you suffer from allergies. it is going to run high the next few days. oak and pine will be the main culprits. hopefully the rain coming on later this week will wash some of the pollen away. one is light and five is severe. the system coming sunday into monday. heavy rains with the system. sunday night into monday morning commute at 5:00 a.m. you notice it is pretty wet. as we head toward monday afternoon the rain will switch to showers and then it winds down. one computer model wants to hang on to the possibility of a few showers on tuesday, but the other computer model is dry. as far as rainfall totals expecting about .45 in the north bay to .12 in the south bay. higher totals will be in the wettest locations. first thing tomorrow morning you will need those layers upper 30s to the lower 50s. it is going to be a cool start. notice how quickly it warms up. in the south bay, 73 in san jose and los -- los gatos. 71 menlo park and 65 in half moon bay. 69 in san mate

from our abc7 news exploratorium camera, you can see the financial district and all of the tree pollen is not looking so good if you suffer from allergies. it is going to run high the next few days. oak and pine will be the main culprits. hopefully the rain coming on later this week will wash some of the pollen away. one is light and five is severe. the system coming sunday into monday. heavy rains with the system. sunday night into monday morning commute at 5:00 a.m. you notice it is pretty wet. as we head toward monday afternoon the rain will switch to showers and then it winds down. one computer model wants to hang on to the possibility of a few showers on tuesday, but the other computer model is dry. as far as rainfall totals expecting about .45 in the north bay to .12 in the south bay. higher totals will be in the wettest locations. first thing tomorrow morning you will need those layers upper 30s to the lower 50s. it is going to be a cool start. notice how quickly it warms up. in the south bay, 73 in san jose and los -- los gatos. 71 menlo park and 65 in half moon bay. 69 in san

here is a live look from the exploratorium camera. and right now we are getting a break from the rain drops here. heavy rain and gusty winds return in the morning. a break on friday night through saturday morning and two more storms are coming this weekend. tomorrow's storm is a three. it is a strong storm on our storm impact scale. an additional one to two inches are expected for the wettest north bay communities. flooding and debris flows. it will include the wet and windy conditions. not everywhere at 5:00 a.m. notice there are parts not getting wet. it is breezy to windy. pockets of moderate rain in yellow. as we head toward 7:00 a.m., it shifts northward and it is still wet across parts of the commute. you need the wipers at 8:00 a.m. heading into 9:00 a.m. is when we will pick up more activity and it does become heavier between 10:00 and 11:00. the oranges and reds there might even see an isolated thunderstorm. don't be surprised if you do with the downpours. noontime we are going to scattered showers. you will notice once again

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. >> as we take a look from the exploratorium camera, looks like there is a bit of a break in the storm. you can see a bit of the sky there. spencer christian shows us where it is still raining. spencer? >>> we have breaks in some parts of the bay area and pouring in others as you can see. we have an area of moderate and heavy rainfall moving up right now. there are down pours in this batch of rainfall and moderate area of heavy rain southeast of fremont, moving into the higher terrain but notice it moves into gilroy and it is very wet in those regions but you can see in the pattern, it's moving towards the southeast so there will be a bit of a break in just a few minutes. our rainfall totals, more than four inches of rain in mount st. helena. two and a half near mill valley. and we still have low rainfall totals in livermore, and san jess yeah, and mountain view. and right now in terms of percent of average rainfall, we have lagged behind a bit, but right now, every location is between 90% and 100% of average. so we're catching up. >> spencer, thank you. caltrans has been keeping an ey

. >> as we take a look from the exploratorium camera, looks like there is a bit of a break in the stormt of the sky there. spencer christian shows us where it is still raining. spencer? >>> we have breaks in some parts of the bay area and pouring in others as you can see. we have an area of moderate and heavy rainfall moving up right now. there are down pours in this batch of rainfall and moderate area of heavy rain southeast of fremont, moving into the higher terrain but notice it moves into gilroy and it is very wet in those regions but you can see in the pattern, it's

. >> as we take a look from the exploratorium camera, looks like there is a bit of a break in the storm. you can see a bit of the sky there. spencer christian shows us where it is still raining. spencer? >>> we have breaks in some parts of the bay area and pouring in others as you can see. we have an area of moderate and heavy rainfall moving up right now. there are down pours in this batch of rainfall and moderate area of heavy rain southeast of fremont, moving into the higher terrain but notice it moves into gilroy and it is very wet in those regions but you can see in the pattern, it's moving towards the southeast so there will be a bit of a break in just a few minutes. our rainfall totals, more than four inches of rain in mount st. helena. two and a half near mill valley. and we still have low rainfall totals in livermore, and san jess yeah, and mountain view. and right now in terms of percent of average rainfall, we have lagged behind a bit, but right now, every location is between 90% and 100% of average. so we're catching up. >> spencer, thank you. caltrans has been keeping an ey

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a live look front the exploratorium camera atop pier 15. cirrus clouds above in the financial district in san francisco, and pretty comfortable temperatures. san francisco, 63. 66 mountain view, san jose, 66. half moon bay, fog, up per 50s. a live look from the emeryville camera shows you the high clouds and low clouds along the coast and those will push inch santa rosa right now, mild at 71. novato, 66. concord, 70. liver livermore, breezy. the forecast calls for the low clouds and the fog moving in overnight tahoe could have some patch- -- could have some patchy dense fog. cooler air drops in from the north so easter five to ten degrees cooler, continuing for the first part of the week. right now, a bit of a breeze. half moon bay gusting to 24. sfo airport, 20. san carlos, 22 miles-per-hour. and this onshore breeze we have across the bay area is really going to help to promote clouds to move inland from the coast. so future weather shows you overnight and first thing tomorrow morning that fog develops also low clouds move in so we'll have

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here's a view from the exploratorium camera. low, dark clouds and these are our forecast features. heavy rain tonight and friday. another rough commute expected tomorrow morning and a break tomorrow night into saturday morning. but then more rain to follow over the weekend. the approaching storm tonight and tomorrow ranks number three on the storm impact scale. we have a strong storm with an initial one to three inches of rain expected. 5:00 tomorrow morning, the morning commute will get off to a wet and windy start and it will get worst later. by 7:00 in the morning, more widespread areas of moderate to heavy rain. 9:00, it's going to be a mess across the bay area. and then we'll see this area, this large area of heavy rain break up a little bit into the afternoon and evening hours with some locally heavy showers and then it will wind down. by 10:00 tomorrow night, we project that additional rainfall totals will reach about 2.15 inches in santa rosa. 1.3 inches in nevado. so very wet across virtually all of the bay area. speaking of wet, the russian river is expected to quest at g

. >>> right now scientists from the exploratorium are on a small island in the pacific ocean waiting for a solar event. it is one of the only places in the world they can watch and record the total lunar eclipse when the sun, moon and earth are in a straight line. they carried 4,000 pounds of gear and spending 22 hours on a plane and another three days on a boat to get there. the total lunar eclipse happens every 18 months, but most people can't see it. we'll bring it to you live as it happens tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and that means world news tonight with david muir will air at 6:30 p.m. >>> and now let's find out where the rain s. drew is here. drew? >> and the rain is coming down in the south bay. live doppler 7hd. we'll get you right to street level around coupe are tino and santa clara. the pops of red and orange on your screen. as we move a little to the north , newark has downpours. these are the pops of red you can see on your screen. as we move into livermore even pleasanton. hit and miss downpours at this hour. as we widen out the view it is the have and have knots. as you move

live picture from the abc 7 exploratorium camerapier 15 and the question tonight is this the march miracle we have been hoping for. good evening. thanks for joining us. i'mma. dan is off let get right to drew who is tracking the rain on live doppler 7hd. >> we see downpourfz through afternoon evening hours. cloud coverup stairs and certainly rather humid. today we saw some downpour that develope and brought spoke soaking rain to years. look at this. napa picking up 7 tenths inch of rain. mount view one more tan inch of rain today. it's certainly feeling not only muggy but mild out there hoarse part of the reason why. wind currently are out of tuth anywhere from 10 to 20 miles per hour and that brings in truly tropical air mass. we have break in thel activity what we wider view will show you the area of cloud cover right that is a lot of moisture and that is going to move into our neck of the woods over the next 24 hours. so storm impact scale this next storm on saturdayl jpìc@&h&hc% be a 3.[n strong storm moving throughxq look at this. rainfallÑw totaln6 between 1 andxo 2"of rain. 2g to 4

look pretty nice from the exploratorium camera from pier15. and temperatures are cooler.inc. are ing from the 50s in response to that sun. 57 mountain view and half moon bay. this is from our east bay hills camera. from mt. diablo to mt. tam, you could get caught in a downpour throughout the day today. 55 in livermore: the southerly winds will pick up in advance of this system. we are look at somewhat of a break because we still have showers in the forecast throughout the day today. flash flooding is possible with already the 1 to 2 inches yesterday. and more heavy downpours later on today. certainly a possibility for the creeks and some of the streams. and rain lingering into tomorrow. we talk about the wind. this is when it kicks up in san francisco. 4:00. look what happens at 6:00. anywhere from about 35 miles per hour winds, and then it really gusts as the front pushes through. probably after about 6:00 in san francisco. the flash flooded watch through monday morning for the entire bay area. the high surf advisory anywhere from 13 to 15 feet swells. and this is how th

a quick look outside from our abc7 exploratorium camera at pier 15.the full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> in sports, the warriors will be in minneapolis to take on the timberwolves, and hoping to rebound from the game with the spurs. at 62-7, the dubs still have the best record in nba history through 69 games. larry beil has the highlights and post-game reaction in this morning's sports report. >> good morning. warrior losses, they become so rare it's surprising when they actually drop a game. a tuffets income san antonio last night. the spurs came in with a perfect home record. the warriors went in without an injured an andrew bogut. he was out with a sprained toe. steph curry, steals, weaves in and finishes with a soft flip. the final seconds, first quarter. shaun livingston. the dubs actually up by a point. but this play tells the story of the first half. curry missed the lay-up. the result, a run-out and jam. curry only 7 points, no threes in the first half. warriors down 6. klay thompson didn't hit his first three until the thir

live look from the exploratorium camera top pier 15.loud right along the coast push inland overnight tonight and similar set up with fog developing for saturday morning. so the forecast call for the cloud spring officially begins around here tomorrow evening at 9:30 p.m. and then we track not one but two light storms. one sunday one on monday. brentwood holding on to the 60's. 54 in san francisco. the 56 in oakland. snaim san jose napa at 50 degrees. overnight tonight fog developing right along the coast. low cloud will spread inland. upper 40's to lower 50's will be the starting temperature for saturday morning. future weather will show you the fog developing could be dense in some spots first thing saturday morning just take note of that then the low clouds really hang on to the forecast by saturday afternoon we get a little bit of sunshine but plenty of cloud out there but we will remain dry for your saturday start of the weekend. high tomorrow 63 in vallejo. 61ros san francisco. 69 in san jose. 64 in santa rosa and 69 high in antioc

. >>> we're taking a live look outside from our abc 7 exploratorium camera at pier 15. you can see the clouds are out in full force. we'll get a check of the full accuweather forecast in just a few minutes. >>> also ahead, peninsula parents are awarded millions of dollars after the death of their infant daughter. why one co look at this sweet face. so sweet. ok, we're going to need a napkin gooey, flaky, happy. toaster strudel. i would kill for something sweet. wanna split that? no...soooo much fat... don't fight your instincts. with 150 calories each, try our new rich & creamy cheesecakes. fiber one. (singing) i just can't wait to meet you, sweet child you're on the way, i'm filled with expectation, and you're growing everyday... (instrumental) >>> thanks for choosing abc 7 news to start your day. here's a quick look from our mt. tam camera this morning. lisa returns in a few minutes with more on when we can expect some rain this weekend. >>> a peninsula couple has been awarded $8 million in the wrongful death case of their baby daughter in 2010. a redwood city jury fo