i'm meteorologist nick o'kelly. tracking the latest storm system to hit the bay area, rain will be heavy at times on and off throughout the day today and winds gusting to 25 and possibly 30 miles per hour,s specially in the higher terrain. looks like the next several days will be wet and unsettled. a series of storm systems head our way. we have a transfer of somewhat drier weather towards friday. >>> christmas day is still about a week away. we will have plenty of rain between now and then. today in some parts of the bay area, the wind gusts are causing some homeowners to shout timber. in the montclair neighborhood the saturated ground gave way bringing down this giant pine tree, crashed right into the house. the people who lived there had to call out an arborist to help clear out the debris. the tree punctured a hole in the roof and the ceiling of their living room. no one was hurt, though. >>> but the folks in the santa cruz mountains are still preparing for the worst that this series of storms will bring. people

let's bring in nick o'kelly. everyone wants to know right now just how much we're going to get and how long it's going to last. >> a nice little break in the stor track through the day st today. with some us seeing dry weather at times. the radar is starting to show the rain filling in offshore. we're in for round two of a multifaceted storm system that's going to affect us for several days. i want to zoom out and show you what's headed our way, about 250 miles out there in the pacific. another piece of energy breaking off our storm system and headed into the bay overnight tonight. winds will increase once again, and especially above about 1,000 feet. gusting to maybe 35, 40 miles per hour at times, and rainfall will turn from light to moderate this evening. the downrate heavy once again tonight. this is not the end of it, the extended forecast shows a lot of rain in our future, i'll talk more about that in a few minutes. >> thank you very much. >> people trying to travel in this weather are probably in for a rou

first nbc bay area meteorologist nick o'kelly tells this worst may be, at least here in the bay area. >> we're getting a nic little break. skies are beginning to clear out just a bit. here's a look at dop ner radar. we're still deal with a little moisture rotating through the central valley and pushing to the south. d overall, things settlin down. temperatures will dropiketl a rock tonight down to the 30s for some of us. and that means patchy fog as we get skies clearing out. here's your forecast for temperatures. we're dropping down into the 30s. but look at that. tomorrow, sunshine mixed with clouds in the 50s. our friends to the south still dealing with heavy rain from los

meteorologist nick o'kelly is in the weather center with more of what's happening. i saw a little sunshine today, nick. >> you had to squint at first

meteorologist nick o'kelly is in the weather center with more of what's happening. i saw a little sunshine today, nick. >> you had to squint at first but, yeah, skies are clearing. it's so nice to see. we take you to theop dpler radar tystem. completely done at this hour. still a couple ofno light showe down towards morgan hill and getting over the santa cruz mountains. but this system is fizzling out. it is pushing east with a vengeance. for us, we get a nice little break. temperatures at this hour are in the mid-50s all across the area. here's what's in store for us. at least overnigh tonight. a nice stretch of clear skies stretching offshore. that could extend the dry weather a day or two. so a nice break in the action. but we are already watching that next storm. we'll have all those details in just a few minutes. >> thank you. >>> well, new today at 5:00, it's certainly not beach weather, but four san mateo county beaches are closed. linda mar beach, rocca way beach, lakeshore beach and aquatic park off limits tonight after unsafe levels e. coli were found in th

our meteorologist, nick o'kelly says today is likely to be wet and very stormy. >>> it is a mistake that can cause you hundreds of dollars, getting caught blowing through a intersection equipped with a red light camera. wouldn't it be great if there was someone to warn you about those red light intersections. garvin thomas shows us that there is, sort of. >> reporter: this is a two-minute story about a split-second decision, as in the split-second it takes to go from yellow to red. do you slow down? do you speed up? is that a red light camera? you are on your own for the first two. that last one, perhaps now your phone can help. in just a few minutes of searching, we came up with at least half a dozen smart phone applications that promise to save you a ticket by warning you of intersections with red light cameras installed, which brings up two questions, one, do they work and, two, are they a good idea. >> photojournalist, alex bozovic took a few out for a spin. they work the same way, tapping into your phone's gps to slow your location as well as where the red light cameras are. all off

dumping significant rain and bringing plenty of wind with it as let's start with meteorologist nick o'kelly. >> it looks like through the overnight hours. 4:00 or 5:00 ir may rattle you a little bit. right now it's generally lightweight and falling around the bay area. down south san jose to gilroy. it's not a bad night for a lot of us. temperaturesild right now near 60 degrees in san jose. just for today the heaviest stuff has shifted south. if you look to the southwest, there's another impulseurf energy coming our way. we'll see winds gusting, 20, maybe 30 miles per hour. especially over the higher terrain. once again, we are talking more than an inch or two around the bay area. i'll be back with the seven day in a few minutes. >> thanks a lot, nick. in hoke land the ground is too soggy for this giant pine tree. the people who live at the house ha d to call an arborist. let's go to the santa cruz mountains and an area all too familiar with flooding. kimberly terry is there with more. hello, kimberly. >> reporter: hello. highway 17 is moving smoothly despite the rain and wind and very heav

let's check in with nick o'kelly. how are you doing? >> i'm doing fine. merry christmas to you. >> we're talking about quieter weather ahead. the heaviest rain is now pushed off to the east. lightning detection just picking up a strike over the east bay hills. we have unstable air moving through. scattered showers will be the rule, however, i don't think we're going to see any more of that really intense rainfall and the strong woids that we saw as the storm passed through in just a few minutes, we'll be back to give you your full seven-day forecast which is rather accurate. >> to san francisco, where tourists and local as like didn't stop them from enjoying the day with the rain. >> reporter: some people dwlr determi were determined to be outside today. a lot more people took the student to get some fresh air. take a look at this ice rink, these are just some of the people really grateful tonight for mother nature's reprieve. from fisherman's wharf to union square, the rain didn't seem to dampen the spirit of those outside. >> we haven't seen this much i

first we want to go to nick o'kelly for the latest on this christmas day storm. >> merry christmas to everybody. ow did see a very windy storm thr ghhere, it's kind of history now. it's moved off in thetr cen valley. really coming down for a time in theanta clara va.eyll we'lhaeyve a look at rainflai totals. still got then rai and snow in w the sis,erran aheerre'sr winte weweror aisdvy in effect if you're heading up toward lake tahoe. the bay area is turning into scattered showers. rainfall totals look like this, almost 1.2 inches. just under three quarters of an inch, these totals add up to a fewis inches. 15/100 of an inch in san jose. your complete seven-day forecast coming your way in a few minutes. >> thank you, nick. >>> let's get to kimberly terry in san francisco, where the rain is drying up a little bit. hello, kimberly. >> hello, diane, you're exactly right. the rain has lightened up. it's not raining at all. we're seeing a lot less umbrellas. people bundled up as they walk around fisherman's wharf here. there are some stores open, catering to tourists, really enjoying the s

first, let's check in with nick o'kelly in the weather center. >> we've seen a few breaks in the actitou tday. especially in ean ie s c s sla valley. as you take aook at doppler radar. you can see is ne a rais i picking up,s we are in for round two of possibly five rounds of heavy rainfall over the next several days. what can you expect overnight tonight? rain, rain and more rain interestingly. temperatures are not terribly cold out there, mid to upper 50s to low 60s with the south-southwest winds. what are we watching? we have me heavy rainfall headed our way overnight. also pretty gusty winds. things have been tough on bay area roadways, we're going to send it to kimberly terry in the santa cruz mountains where it's been coming down hard at times. >> it just started coming down really hard. this is highway 17, despite the heavy rain and fog, can you see it's moving slowly. it was an easy ride to the summit here from san jose, we'll have to see if it continues this way once nightfalls. this series of storms has people bracing for the worst, and residents are gearing up, buying wet weath

i'm meteorologist, nick o'kelly. this is spreading in heavy rain. winds, very gusty.t's head back to lester. >> peter, thanks very much. gadgets and gizmos continue to be the hottest holiday gifts this year. receiving them is one thing. getting them to work can be another. here to help is mark mccluskey from wired magazine. good morning. merry christmas. >> merry christmas, lester. how are you? >> i'm great. people like to get technological gifts. sometimes that initial setup is difficult. we're going to start off with, we've got an ipad and an -- >> ipod touch. >> same principle, right? >> the first thing you're going to need to do out of the box is get it connected to your computer using itunes. so they'll be on the screen sort of a thing that says hey, plug me in. >> they'll come with a cable. >> plug it in. and that's where you do, you register the device and do sort of the initial syncing and setu and then you're ready to start. >> make sure you have a computer that's on the internet to get you going. >> exactly, if you don't have that, they don't sort of work o