dave spahr has been tracking the weather for us this morning.ning. we start things off sending you to the mountains because we been talking about the mountain snow until 4:00 this afternoon. there is a winter weather advisory is this one. three to 6 inches down two about 3000 feet. one to 2 inches and down to 1500 that may cause travel problems with that. this winter storm warning is until 4:00 thursday morning it looks like with this. low elevation snows and reduced visibility. this will come with winds. at least getting through it if you have to come back there or you are traveling there, it's going to be a sticky situation. starting to break up it looks like on the east bay shoreline. a good portion of the peninsula with the most intense rain for now in the inland spots. down to the south bay, a little bit holding on. don't forget these higher elevations. putting this into motion we see a clearer patch making its way in the south bay along the peninsula and the north bay just temporary until the next shoe falls later on this afternoon and int

dave spahr has what you need to know for your commute.w. çáááannyáááÑ[take: on cam] çáááon camáááÑ good morning... it is tuesday, january 3. i'm anny hong. çáááannyáááÑ toss to weather and traffic. precipitation will begin to increase in coverage and intensity over the north bay this morning and then down the coastline through tonight as a weather system moves through the region. rainfall will be heavy at times along with breezy to locally gusty winds as a frontal boundary pushes through from midday today through early wednesday. rain >>reporter: we're not born to do a lot of temperature wise climbing 49 hey were not up to no. i of lower if 2 or 40's will probably save it for san francisco the east bay it and put that into good moderate rain the rain will be heavy in the morning. >>reporter: you're looking of 56 coming up web 12 did the timing of the rain and also the wind when if finally starts to let go. >>robin winston: we haven't found any big hot spots we noticed a number of minor accidents we had one that cleared amazing is a live l

and we have meteorologist dave spahr in the weather center with all that you need to know about the storm. we'll start with dave. >> reporter: take it easy it with what's going on flooded roads and the borders open the cones up. in late this afternoon: the north bay from the sky. monitoring some flooding. flash flood warnings of what they are posted and let it hit their highest agent submitted their so after all this is done. >> averi: of collins flashing lights all warnings for drivers to state route 37 is close. no estimated time of reopening and a the equipment. and drivers could knock down those of france. an alternate route between efforts an avenue. but contrary that you see there. thanks averi. we'll check back with you throughout the morning. and if you might be driving this weekend when the rain is expected to flood some roadways. the national weather service has some tips for driving in the rain. >> marty:first they want you to know that just 12 inches of water is enough to carry away a small car and 18 inches is enough to carry away most cars including large s-u-v's. they also

and we also have kron four meteorologists anny hong and dave spahr, who are both tracking the storm from center. let's start with you anny. how much rain can we expect to see today. >> reporter: urges yellow's more moderate. fall everybody is getting a dose of this weather. he was happening now as we're seeing some pretty good cells coming through san francisco over the bridge and into these davis's where we're seeing the largest amount including lafayette in oakland. holes of walnut creek and office in line for san ramon dr. heyward union city is right now that all change for you tomorrow morning. and in the south bay widespread what rate across the south bay stanford redwood city also pacifica sambar note. and you keep that in mind big is small hail so see it as thunderstorms. no. they also getting a lot arraign and trackman. sell coming through the towns and ballet. also seeing some really intense rain falls this is a bigger system coming through hit s.f. words rang now also talking about a flash flood watches warnings about the vote from the bay area since the entire bay area. and th

time to check out the holiday weekend forecast with meterologist dave spahr.d freezing in the coolest inland valleys. mainly dry weather should persist through the weekend and into early next week, although there is a small chance of showers late saturday night and sunday morning, mainly near the coast. an active weather pattern is then expected to redevelop by the week, with the potential for heavy rain and strong southerly winds. çááámarty @ landingáááÑ new this morning... police are asking for your help to find this man who they say viciously attacked a bart >>marty g: we want to go to avebury who's been at the police department where the investigation continues. >>reporter: police a renewing their efforts host last a barred writer in the wall any information about the suspect we're about call or tax the anonymous tip line and happenchance out about 1 01 between holly street in britain have know about six the last night to members of the bay area i, a band tower of power are still in hospital after being hit by a train. >>reporter: this is video performing

dave spahr is here to take a look at what we can expect.th gusty southerly winds as the first wave of moisture moves onshore. some areas may see a lull in activity this afternoon before the main rain event moves over the area this evening and then overnight into sunday with periods of heavy rain. rain will slowly taper from north to south by early monday morning. showers linger on monday with cooler temperatures before warm advection rains start p monday night into tuesday as the next rain storm moves onshore. the tuesday system will be colder and not as wet as the weekend system. pattern remains active with another system possible by late in the week. take a look at this. vice president biden is leaving his mark -- on a historic desk drawer. >> marty:with just two weeks left in office, he signed the desk in the eisenhower executive office building. he's following in the footsteps of vice presidents walter mondale, nelson rockefeller, george h-w bush, dan quayle, al gore and dick cheney -- who also signed the drawer. presidents truman and e

for more on that here's dave spahr. while we are getting a bit of a break with the rain today, throughout the bay area we are seeing the damage it has done. >> reporter: 04 is here and there will finance but to fill the 47 vallejo 4947 pinsetter rose up. and of before shut the golden gate bridge temperatures lower 50s cloudy again and scattered showers for us today. one of the area's hardest hit is hollister. here is video of that area after heavy rains came down yesterday afternoon. you can see how high the water levels rose throughout the city. officials issued a flash flood warning for that area until about 4:15. a temporary shelter has been set up in cooperation with american red cross at the veteran's hall at san benito street and 7th street. another area that's been hit hard is san anselmo. the creek there is lower then it was last week after heavy rains slammed the area. but people who live and have businesses in the area have placed sandbags out to prepare for this latest round of storms. also in the east bay. a