san mateo bridge and the dunbarton bridge. we'll check back.hp may have listed the san mateo and dunbarton bridge advisories and we'll let you know in a couple minutes. >>> california colleges may be facing yet another tuition hike. >> as the country deals with one >> as the country deals with one of the deadliest flu seasons >>> welcome back at 5:43 on this thursday. it will be nice in so cal. mid to upper 70s. rain makes it as far south as monterrey late in the afternoon hours. it turns to snow as you head into the seierra snow starts at noon today going through 4:00 tomorrow. 8 to 12 inches above 4,000 feet. you want to get there before the sunsets. because then the whiteout conditions develop and it will be hard driving up there tomorrow. here we are at 6:00. you can see the snow developing. it gets heavy during the overnight hours and tapers tomorrow afternoon. here's a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. saturday, we'll be dry, sunday snow showers and more snow develops for monday and wednesday. reggie? >> thanks, mike. next week,

the dunbarton bridge is an alternative route. and in the southbound it's light. lets bring steve in. >> thank you sal. >>> we'll get to the weather in a second. and one asked for an explanation of what's happening in the east. >> you have to understand there's extremely cold air plunging down from the north all the way down tonight gulf of mexico and surrounding them is very warm water. when you take water that is warm and temperatures below freezing, i'll take you back 36 hours. watch how this takes place in jacksonville. this takes on a negative tilt. and by that i mean it liens this way. if it topples over that's a positive, it doesn't develop, when you get this takes, this is a vorticity maximum. you go over that warm water and the cold air it, develops rapidly. for those of you want to know, i saw 43 millibars in 24 hours. that's one for the books. and you can watch how this development takes place very rapidly. remember it's going over warm water, warmer water and you have very cold air wrapping in behind that. and the central pressure, i saw it, and new yo

you can see the drizzle and some of the spotty rain that is around the bay, north of the dunb dunbartonadier stuff up north. through the next couple hours, you can see the first push go through, the next push goes through and where are my pause points? what's going to happen is during the commute we'll transition from steady rain over to showers. the showers are going to be over the ocean, with the northwest to southeast flow they could move over land. that will continue up until about 5:00 tomorrow, just when we kick off the weekend, the showers will dissipate. here we are at 4:00. you can see just about everybody driving on slick streets during the evening commute. overnight, did you see the darker colors up along the coasts. those are the showers and you see them roam inland by 5:00. we'll end up with tenth of an inch to quarter of an inch around the bay and half an inch up north. there's a 1 in 100 chance -- dh came from the weather service -- could reach 50 feet in localized areas. up in the sierra, check it out, noon today the snow starts. 8:00 tonight through 4:00 in the morning,

san mateo and dunbarton bridge traffic has been light getting to the foggy peninsula.see for yourself traffic is a little bit light on the bridges. southbound 880 from 238 there was an accident near tennyson road. the silicon valley is commuting slowly near 217. let's bring in steve paulson with today's weather. >>> up above we are looking good but below we have fog. i see a lot of fog from the san rafael camera but up above we have higher clouds. on wednesday we never cleared at all but yesterday there was a little bit later. today it will be happening sooner but before we get there the fog is pulling into a foggy forecast. the arctic front is one for the books. the dividing line between really cold and very warm as much as 45 degrees spread as the ark took front moves through. these are the windchills. 63 warm degrees in washington dc. chicago 27, eight below in minneapolis, 19 below in omaha. the rain and then the freezing rain and snow. i would say travel plans, if you have to go to toronto or cincinnati, it could be really tough as the arctic front slides through.

you might want to think about the dunbarton bridge.s bring in steve paulson with the weather. >>> we do have a lot of high clouds but that is it. a little bit of fog but not much. high clouds are preventing the fog from forming. closing -- my friend says he is headed to bora bora because it is really dry. 27% water in the northern area. the southern tier is hurting at 24%, just over three inches of water and that is it. for the rainfall we are doing a little better but not much. we had a lot of it more rain than the snow. san francisco sitting at 8.5 inches, oakland 7.1 and san jose four point three four at 61%. there are no signs of rain for a while, not for a couple of weeks at least. things could change and we have seen a few miracle marches but for now we are looking dry. we have some higher clouds so we are cool for some and mild for others. we had some 30s around hillside, los altos 51, moss beach 63, montero 57. that easterly breeze is making for mild conditions. 21 truckee, 40's for many including santa barbara and la 63. a lot

. -- dunbarton bridge during the afternoon commute. there was rain on the peninsula side. it cleared as we made it to fremont. >> conditions in the mountains today pretty brutal. this is a look from our cameras at sierra tahoe. the snow was falling sideways because of all the wind up there. >> think the folks at the ski resorts would say that looks pretty beautiful because they are looking forward to an excellent weekend, up to 2 to 3 feet of total snowfall in the sierra. >>> i want to show you the radar. it's raining in napa. no, not really. lincoln avenue east of highway 29 between 29 and 121 is dry. south to oak street it's raining lightly. east of 121 along kansas avenue it's pouring and absolutely pouring with a chance of some small hail around seville drive in a neighborhood just east of 121. the rain is stretching towards vacaville and we'll zoom out to show you the snow continuing to fall in the sierra. things are calming down around here. any rain should be wrapped up by 10:00 or 11:00 tonight. highs today, everybody in the 50s. nobody hit 60 degrees, san francisc

san mateo, the bridge, the dunbarton bridge, it's slippery and along the peninsula here, we're lookingt scattered showers south city, burlingame and cloudy skies for sunnyvale, san jose, milpitas could see an isolated shower, mist or drizzle. it's milder this morning. 54 in the city, 51 in mountain view. 52 in napa. you can see how slick it is out there. we'll say some peeks of sun in the afternoon. the rain will be winding down throughout the mid-morning hours. here we are at 6:00. you can see this verifies pretty weakens.00, 8:00, the front - it falls apart and the showers dissipate. not much left for you in the south bay. but in fact, we'll see not only the mild numbers continue today. but a few peeks of sun. 57 fremont, 57 palo alto. 54 in richmond. it will be breezy in the upper elevations. if you are going out on the ferry, keep that in mind. kind of a rough ride. perhaps fog tonight. as we look at the next search days, we're looking at a stronger storm system on wednesday after a break later today and tomorrow. good morning, sue. >> good morning. we have an ace train delay. numb

the san mateo bridge has recovered in the dunbarton bridge traffic is looking good. let's get back to the desk now.>>> an investigation continues into a shooting last night involving a bart police officer that ended with one man dead and another man wounded. alex savidge is near the west oakland bart station with more on what led up to this. >> reporter: good morning dave. one witness says this started as an argument between two men on the street across from the west oakland bart station. one of them apparently pulled out a gun and shot the other men. this unfolded right outside of the uppercuts barbershop and the mexican restaurant next door. bart police heard the gunfire and an officer then ran across the street. the officer then opened fire. in the end, one of the two men had been shot and killed, the other was injured and is now reportedly in stable condition. the shooting happened just after 4:30 yesterday afternoon right outside of the uppercuts barbershop. the shooting involved a bart police officer but the oakland police department is in charge of the investi

the dunbarton bridge traffic is also slow this morning. the south bay commute at 85 and 101 are very slow but look at 680. 680 northbound approaching mckee there is a crash in an area where you would not expect. just give yourself plenty of time this is 280 in downtown san jose. you won't be on the same schedule and now there is a report of roadway flooding northbound 880 at the broadway offramp in downtown oakland. 7:17, let's bring in steve paulson. >>> i would think jackson would have an issue as well. we do have a really steady rain. i cannot keep these rain totals current because it is coming down steady. berkeley kensington, emeryville, marin county, southern marin county and the peninsula. they are taking the bulk of the precipitation. the wind is not an issue yet but it will be later on. alameda 3/4 inch, san mateo 2/3, palo alto 1/2 inch. mill valley more than this even. oakland airport .58, danville 1/2 inch, brent ville .44. this is the area with the most rain. vallejo 3/4, menlo park .45 and union city .44. marin county with .5