anywhere from san francisco and daly city north all the way to healdsburg.ng just over the next six hours we'll see an inch of rainfall. that's the steady rain we were talking about now knocking on our door. there's some steady to heavy rainfall over the peninsula downtown san francisco along 280, 101, seeing heavy showers. farther north i'm talking mill valley kentfield san rafael, san anselmo, santa rosa, healdsburg, all of this rain moving your way. you will see three or four hours of steady to heavy rainfall. contrast that with everywhere south of the san mateo bridge where virtually we have not one shower. you're dry in san mateo, redwood city, dry in palo alto. san jose, milpitas, fremont, hayward, toward livermore and pleasanton no rainfall. all the rain right now confined to north of the golden gate. showers at the southern edge of the rain. san francisco 58 degrees. strong area of low pressure we have been tracking it for days moving over top of us so we'll be soggy this evening and even in the areas right now like in the south bay where you're not

look at all that yellow you see for clearlake santa rosa, healdsburg. just a few light showers around richmond, berkeley, oakland, east across the east bay hills toward alamo walnut creek la narinda. speaking of significant rain everything came together just like computer forecast models were telling us 7 days ago. it's amazing when things work out that way. follow this moisture plume back 1,000 miles offshore and it's all piling into the bay area because low pressure is in the perfect spot to carry the moisture, hit that wall of the low pressure system and shove it off to the east. we are the recipients, lucky us, right, of all of this rainfall from now through sunday. there will be breaks at times but basically from now until sunday we get rain. . >>> tomorrow morning and afternoon will be messy. rain and wind all day long. mother nature giving us a break reloading on saturday and then heavy rain saturday night and won't let up until sunday night. the good news is after that, we will get a break. so we are going to end this mess from now through sunda

that's you in santa rosa, healdsburg, just like over the weekend. yountville, napa, a decent dose of rainfall but haven't forgot about you in the south bay just not talking that much about you because you will see the least amount of rainfall and you're a good four or five hours away from seeing that rain in san jose, palo alto, los gatos, and also milpitas. you're just not seeing the rainfall just yet. you know who is seeing the rainfall, the pacific northwest over a two-day period some areas have received anywhere from four to six inches of rainfall. most of the jet stream energy is up there. we are just getting the tail end of the front. but it's enough with bad timing with the big commute and everybody heading to grandma's house today or tomorrow. we'll see rain until mid- morning tomorrow when the front will clear the bay area pushing off to the south and east. once the front is gone, high pressure builds in, sunshine from thursday through the middle of next week. we'll be mainly dry. so this rain we have outside likely the last rain we'll see

san francisco, oakland, hayward, union city, san jose, it's heading for you up and down 101 from healdsburgth to petaluma where we are picking up showers in marin county and sonoma county. now, oakland not raining yet. san francisco, daly city, richmond, not raining yet but it's a matter of 20 or 30 minutes before the rainfall moves in. your official halloween forecast, the rain is moving in quickly. it will be a steady rainfall after 9:00 so i stress earlier is better if you want your kids and their costumes to stay dry. the forecast through the first weekend of november is coming up in a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> billions for education at stake in california. what the latest polls are showing about voter support. >> more on today's parade of champions. why some fans witnessed a surprising restart. ,,,,,, now just six days away... it now appears california vs are making up their minds on some of the mo >>> campaign 2012 election day now just six days away. and it now appears california voters are making up their minds on some of the most talked-about propositions. cbs 5 political repo

by the end of in weekend we are looking at 6 to 9" of rainfall for you in healdsburg.ield 5 to 9" of rainfall. alameda 3 to 6" of rain even cupertino the south bay the santa clara rally, 3 to 5" of rain. tonight the first wave of rain will bring a lot of wind. there is a wind advisory in effect from 4 a.m. to 11 a.m. tomorrow for widespread wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour and at the coast and hilltops gusts up to 60 miles per hour. the number one resource on the media right now is hi-def doppler for tracking rainfall. it's the only radar in the country that the national weather service actually uses for their forecasts and flood forecasting and they will be using over the next couple of days. we have been in contact with them. south bay is quiet right now. rain coming tomorrow, heavy rainfall after that. there is a lot of moisture from the pacific ocean that will consolidate around an area of low pressure and be sent in one direction. so all of this moisture coming from the tropics is going to be sent toward the west coast and in this instance it's northern californ

the bayview district getting heavy rainfall and farther north towards saint helenena, santa rosa, healdsburg, you're picking up steady rainfall, as well. i'm showing you these areas in the north because down towards san jose, hayward, union city, not much rain. it's raining on the bay bridge now with temperatures around 60. oakland at 60, san jose 63. santa rosa 55. here's the setup. that low pressure area that we have been watching for three or four straight days is now making an approach toward the bay area. you can see it right here. and it's moving in our general direction. as it does, the rain will pick up in coverage and intensity tonight and early tomorrow. so i think the wettest period is going to be from now to 7:00 or 8:00 tomorrow morning. then that moves through but we have one more rainmaker to talk about. a cold front will get here saturday night, sunday morning. once this front moves south of the bay area, which will happen on sunday afternoon, i think you get some nice weather to get outside so if you want to get outside maybe play nine holes at your favorite golf course or 1

so literally from hawaii to healdsburg this moisture has to travel a long way were you it's here andbe here through sunday and that flooding potential will be here all the way through the weekend. time things out for you futurecast, we'll start this evening, look at all this rain moving down. tomorrow sloppy. here comes the rain. follow the clock with me all the way through sunday. this rain is going nowhere. we'll be stuck with it through the weekend what to expect? we're wet tomorrow. tomorrow will be a mess. plan on taking about twice as long to get from point a to point b. mother nature reloading on saturday. heavy rain saturday night. finally will be out of here by sunday evening. highs tomorrow low 60s. redwood city 63. san rafael 62. it will be messy. it will be sunny finally by the top of next week and next week looks so much drier. but now through sunday, the concern level is elevated thank think rivers aren't going to flood but there's going to be a lot of water in a short amount of time. it's going to be messy. >>> a bay area car lot looked more like a demolition derby thi

we'll go to the north bay and we are seeing rainfall from cloverdale to healdsburg down to windsor arealighter rainfall, dry creek road near yountville, eighth street. show you novato. it's raining, larkspur and tiburon. you can see the moisture approaching san francisco. we are already seeing mist and drizzle down to the south bay around san jose, campbell out towards tully road. it's a very large circulation. it has a lot of moisture. steady rain in the north bay and heaviest comes in at 4:00 a.m. you notice the oranges and yell

one spot that will see most of the rain, north of the golden gate towards clear lake and healdsburg. you're likely going to see about 2" of rain between now and sunday evening. temperatures outside right now upper 50s, low 60s. oakland at 61. cloudy in livermore 61 degrees. and san jose 62. the cloud cover will limit the cooling tonight because the clouds will act like a blanket. so we are going to see waves of rainfall low pressure off to the west of for the next three days. the first wave tonight and early tomorrow. things sloppy on the roads. the last wave of rainfall won't move out until sunday evening about three days. friday, saturday, sunday that we'll see a solid rain chance. next few days steady rain at times, some dry stretches in between. plan out getting wet outside this weekend. we are trending drier for early next week. the rain should be done by sunday night. 63 a popular high temperature tomorrow. oakland, concord, san jose, all 63. redwood city 63 santa rosa soggy 63. and napa 62 degrees. rain will be with us for most of the weekend clearing out late sunday. dry mond

all of that specific data you see between healdsburg and santa rosa.itch it over to the national weather service radar. we lose all the clarity. now let's go back to what only we can show you here at cbs 5. that is hi-def doppler. and look at the clarity of that rain north of the golden gate in marin, napa and sonoma counties. temperatures and rainfall have been well above average. oakland 1.4 degrees above average but concord and san jose below normal as we wrap up october. san jose has been very chilly. you're chilly tonight 63 degrees for you. santa rosa down to 57. cloudy in oakland at 64. big area of low pressure slamming into the northwest. we are getting the tail end of it but even the tail end of it will give us widespread rainfall for this evening. overnight tonight and for the first half of tomorrow we'll see rainfall through tomorrow morning but quick in, quick out. low pressure is gone by tomorrow afternoon and high pressure builds in giving us a fantastic weather weekend with temperatures approaching 80 degrees in our inland communities co

foggy especially tonight in the north bay valleys to watch out toward napa and also santa rosa and healdsburgof sunshine for tomorrow for thanksgiving all the way through sunday and temperatures with that sunshine will be running above normal. let's talk about those temperatures for thanksgiving. san jose 66 which is average for this time of year. concord you typically are at 62. your high tomorrow 64. south bay highs, palo alto 65. my family will be celebrating in los gatos at 67. 68 morgan hill. hayward 64. concord 64 degrees. dublin 64. beautiful day for pleasanton, sunshine 65. oakland's your high 66. petaluma 66. santa rosa 67 degrees. extended forecast couple of degrees milder on friday for all you shoppers wanting to get out no problem with weather. no problem any way shopping on black friday contraversy? what contraver? next chance of rain wednesday next week. sports is next. ,, "i" in team.. " " smith still hasn't been medically cleared to play, >>> controversy? what controversy! the 49er quarterbacks believe there is no i in team. >> if it's a good thing for the team let's not get t

healdsburg had some rain, i think 2/3.and-dash showers popping you up. 24, orinda, la fayette, also towards marin county. our front is on the way t will weaken before it arrives here. this evening and tonight could be bursts of moderate and heavy rain. 60s, 50s to near 70 for morgan hill. it may take until after the midnight hour before rain makes it down there from the front. there will be lighter stuff in advance of that. colder, breezy. i think we go dry. but the only thing left to worry about will be the inland fog as we go into the weekend with your weekend in view. it looks nice coast and bay. inland some of that fog could be tough to go through. >>> some new garage concerns for -- some new graduation concerns for the class of 2013. why some parents are being warned early about the school's requirements. >> reporter: striking workers have effectively shut down the port of oakland. if you take a look down here, you can see some tractor- trailers that have been tracked in -- stopped in their tracks. >> reporter: police