let's bring in meteorologist paul heggen. >> the showers will be intermittent the rest of this evening and keeps the flood threat pretty low, not zero, but low. wind is something else to watch this evening. let's get into the radar replay of how this system has shaped up the last 12 hours. we'll start with that radar replay at 6:00 this morning when some of the heaviest rain was just offshore. that came surging in around 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 this morning. after that moved east, what we've seen for the most part is light to moderate rainfall, the breaks in the action, but the rain hasn't been intense enough or prolonged enough to really heighten our flooding threat the past several hours. that's likely to remain the case through the rest of this evening. this is the current radar view which shows just scattered showers, a lot of breaks in between. let's look at futurecast through 8:00 tomorrow morning. it's the scattered pattern that will help us out. where the downpours occur, they won't last that long or be that heavy and keeps the flooding potential pretty low unless a downpour camps out

let's check in with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen.t's coming down and it's going to get heavier. >> the heaviest rain we'll see with this first peak of a double peaked-atmospheric river happens late tonight into tomorrow. this is setting the stage for the heaviest stage later on. let's go to the floor map here and talk about how things play out. first, we look at the radar replay over the last 12 hours. that

paul heggen joining me now with our forecast.iously if you're going to head up there, do check on road conditions. >> it's going to change because this weekend the rain/snow line was at 9,000 pete. we'll bring in the map on the floor and look at our current radar perspective which does show the rain making its way into the north bay and starting to make its way into san francisco crossing the golden gate, but the heaviest rain is falling over the north bay, these pockets of yellow indicating heavier downpours over parts of napa, sonoma, and marin counties. that plume of moisture extends well out over the pacific. here's what you need to know. the next few days the rain is in the process of moving in this evening, no rain yet hitting the camera lens on top of salesforce tower. the rain and wind will be the main factors tomorrow, a brief dry break wednesday, not a 0% chance of rain, but around 20%, and another round of lighter rain moves in thursday. after that it looks like we dry out for a longer period of time. let's go back to

paul heggen is here with the forecast that you predicted. >> here is the radar replay over the last 12 hours as showers were moving into the north bay, they quickly moved across the area and did not amount to a lot, but did hold onto traces of mounts of moisture across the bay area. we will see plenty of sun over the next couple of days, let's take a look at how much rain did add up as we look out to the east, a little breeze on the flag, we are going to see light showers coming to an end entirely. warmer temperatures in store for us on thursday and friday, the rainfall we saw was less than a 10th of an inch, dry weather will continue through the weekend and through the first half of next week with above normal temperatures continuing into the first half of next week as well. temperatures at the moment are dropping down into the 50s for the most part across the bay area, we don't have any additional rain chances over the course of the next seven days, the rain chance that we had today, that is it. maybe a little bit of fog along the coast, maybe registering as a trace of moisture, othe

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paul heggen is here with more on what's ahead. >>> scattered showers this evening but the heaviest rain fell this morning. 7:00, the heaviest rain made its way into the peninsula. moved through fast enough that we didn't see any widespread flooding issues. localized problems. since then, about 10:00 this morning we have seen light to moderate rain showers coming at us in waves. the current radar perspective shows scattered showers. this is not going to be a dry evening but there are breaks in between the showers and they are not that heavy. the flooding potential is not zero, but low on the scale. the flood watch continues for the north bay. the widespread scattered showers will give way to more of a sparse pattern after midnight. and while we are not going to come meetly dry out until tomorrow afternoon, the showers will be few and far between for the first half of the day tomorrow. let's take a look at the amount of rain that has added up so far. this is just today's event. almost two inches of rain in the santa cruz mountains. less than a half inch of rain for santa rosa, san francis

. >>> paul heggen is joining us once again for a closer look at how this atmospheric river is impacting our neighbors down south. >> i showed you the plume of moisture aimed at us has now shifted farther south and that has been the distinct concern leading up to this system. this was today's excessive rainfall outlook and that patch of red in southern california is level 3 out of 4. it's a significant threat of flash flooding, but also when it's falling onto those burn scars in the higher terrain, significant threat of debris flows and mudslides. we've seen plenty of rain the past several hours. this is just the radar replay over the last three hours, the bands of heavier rain making their way into southern california. we'll look at that closer momentarily. there are numerous watches and warnings in effect around southern california, around the entire state, but these are flash flood warnings and there was even a severe thunderstorm warning for los angeles as the heaviest rain moved in. let's look at the radar data the past couple hours. we zoomed in on the los angeles area and point we

so for more on our weather let's go to paul heggen for more on the storm that is hitting all of california. >> yeah, the atmospheric river is spreading out its influence, that plume of moisture has been impacts the bay area. drifting further to the south. the continuing impact on southern california is something that we really have to watch as we head through the rest of tonight and into tomorrow as well. that has been the source of concern. the risk of flash flooding but for southern california, that includes the risk of those debris flows. mud slides around the burn scars and the red shaded area highlights the spots we were worried about for fire danger. level three out of four for excessive rainfall means a significant threat of flooding. something they will have to continue to monitor through the rest of tonight. around the bay area, we'll continue watching our flooding potential as well. that will be very localized. the showers are going to be pretty few and far between as we head through the rest of tonight. here is the current radar perspective which does show scattered showers, loc

so paul heggen is in studio right now to explain it all. >> the rain is falling on our rooftop. the heaviest rain will move in through the rest of tonight. so let's bring in our map on the floor and i will turn on the first alert doppler. the current view of what's happening right now. first let's put labels on the map. here is the current radar perspective. the heaviest rain is further offshore. there are still a few gaps in the moderate downpours but this will become more widespread and more intense as we head through the rest of the night. heavier downpours falling in the higher elevations of the peninsula as we speak already. here is futurecast. we will take you through 11:00 and you will see the rain just coming at us in waves. with some heavier downpours out lined in the yellow, orange, and red showing up from time to time. continuing overnight in the earlier hour of thursday morning. still more showers will be coming at us in bands throughout the day. the gaps will be bigger but it will still be generally a wet day. a windy day as well. and the potential for some of that

. >>> let's check in with our chief meteorologist paul heggen. rained all night long, all day. is the worst behind us? >> the worst of it's behind us, but we still have to worry about the existing flooding problems and those flooding problems making their way into larger streams and rivers in the bay area. let's look at our radar replay over the last 12 hours as the fast batch of heavy rain that came through overnight moved out and then another wave of moderate rain and heavy rain marched in late morning into the afternoon, that now moving east. we'll see off-and-on showers through the rest of this evening, more breaks in between and the rainfall rates will be a little bit lighter than what we've seen. let's switch over to futurecast and go through 8:00 tomorrow morning as the scattered showers will continue, but breaks in between. the rainfall rates won't be heavy enough for anything new flooding, but it's more rain on top of saturated ground. the last of the lingering showers are with us drive time tomorrow and should quiet down by midday. we still have numerous flood warning

paul heggen is here off the top tonight. >> we're going to see another one to three inches total on top of what is already fallen, and that is why we're concerned about localized flooding, coming down at a good clip across the bay area right now. and i'll show you the radar replay over the last few hours as we have seen the light to moderate rain, giving way to moderate rainfall. those are the heavier downpours. you can see it surging in to marin, sonoma, napa counties, another kind of street of heavier downpours that's lining up. last frame of the loop shows the heavier frame that will be making its way in throughout the next few hours. let's take a closer look at the still radar image because the white box was outlined in the flood advisories issued for much of marin, sonoma, now they have been issued for san francisco and for alameda and contra costa county. so most of the bay area is included in those because they are looking at the large area of heavy rainmaking their way, but that will move across the entire bay area throughout the rest of tonight. so let's go back to the floor ma

let's bring in meteorologist paul heggen. >> the showers will be intermittent the rest of this evening

let's check in with first alert meteorologist paul heggen. you told them where to go today. >> there have been a lot of problem spots. let's talk about the radar replay. this is when the heaviest rain was sliding across the bay area, within the past couple of hours, the rain coming to an end. a couple of lingering showers still out there. the rain winding down in san francisco down the peninsula. now the heaviest rain is pushing further and further to the east. even the light showers will largely come to an end the next couple of hours. it takes a while for the flooding issues to subside. for the water to make its way into the watersheds. it will crest tomorrow morning 7:00. elsewhere, the lighter shade of green, these are flood advisories in effect this evening where the areas where the rain has come to an end. futurecast just up until 11:00 shows the showers winding down. we will be largely rain free as we head through the rest of this evening and we start to dry out a little bit. more on the way later on this week. total rainfall since the

so let's get straight to chief meteorologist, paul heggen, who is tracking this system and these warnings that we just got in right now. >> yes, you saw on first alert doppler, the rain that's moving in as we speak. we'll bring up the map here. we'll take a look at the current radar perspective. i'm standing where most of the rain is at the moment. most of it is still offshore. some of the heaviest rain is going to take a little while to show up in view and make their way towards the coast. already, some of the rain is making their way onshore as we speak. it's going to spread across the rest of the bay area as we head through the rest of tonight. now the most widespread and the heaviest rain will fall overnight, early tomorrow morning. this is futurecast through 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. it shows the rain surging in on time. we'll see some pockets of heaviest downpours in the yellow and orange, and red indicating very heavy rainfall rates. if those happen in some of those spots with the most flood prone across the bay area is where the flooding potential will be maximized. we do have a flood w

let's check in with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen. it's coming down and it's going to get heavier. >> the heaviest rain we'll see with this first peak of a double peaked-atmospheric river happens late tonight into tomorrow. this is setting the stage for the heaviest stage later on. let's go to the floor map here and talk about how things play out. first, we look at the radar replay over the last 12 hours. that shows the first showers moving into the north bay before the sun came up this morning spreading in the first wave across much of the bay area. more waves of rainfall have moved in off and on throughout the day. it hasn't rained everywhere all the time. now more widespread and steadier rain has moved in the past several hours. we're a few hours from the heaviest rain beginning to approach the coast. this is the current radar perspective, plenty of light to moderate rain showers, nothing heavy enough for flooding potential. let's look at the radar forecast from 6:00 this evening through 6:00 tomorrow. it shows steady light to mode

paul heggen is tracking how long this break in the wet weather will last. >>> once they were able to, it just seemed natural. >> and we'll check in with local scout leaders and an eagle scout, as the boy scouts of america get ready to drop the boy from their name for good. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> good evening. >>> it's something we're seeing in school districts across the bay area, declining enrollment and grants drying out because of a budget crunch. so contra costa unified became the latest district to make some painful cuts. the district serves more than 25,000 students across more than 50 schools from hercules down to el cerrito, but enrollment has been dropping for years. the district's board just approved a plan to trim more than $13 million over the next two years to stay above water financially and to make the math work, that means laying off teachers and staff. da lin is in richmond where he heard from students and teachers worried about the consequences. >> reporter: west contra costa unified school district is facing a multimillion dollar bu

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chief meteorologist paul heggen is here with a weekend preview. just a lot of mess for some people. >> it is, unfortunately, but we get a couple dry weeks, in all likelihood, to recover, flipping the switch from on to off. let's look at where we stand at this point in the season since the beginning of the water year on october 1st. for the southern half of the bay area, we're running 84% of average rainfall in san jose, just short of 7 inches of rain, even adding the 1 1/2 inches from the past system, but san francisco at 116% and in the north bay it's been a rainfall bonanza, too much of a good thing, running close to 170% of normal rainfall in santa rosa. with a couple weeks of dry weather, we'll rapidly erode the surplus we do have, especially in san francisco. certainly won't see drops falling from the sky during the chinese new year parade in san francisco, mid-50s in the afternoon and eventually upper 40s heading into the evening. we have a chance for a couple passing showers for the middle day of presidents' day weekend, but that shower cha

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first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen giving us a closer look.ou're promising this is it. >> yeah. wet weather comes to an end in time for the weekend, stick around early next week, so we get a few days to dry out before the next rain heads our way. let's look at the radar over the last three hours. we've seen widespread rain throughout the day, occasional breaks here and there. the heaviest rain was earlier in the day. the bulk of rain is sliding off to the east-northeast, more breaks between the downpours through the evening. we'll take you through early tomorrow morning on futurecast. it shows scattered showers and when they're less organized, they're less likely to produce heavy downpours in e

we check in with first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen already tracking that rain, already arriving in the bay area. >> it's going to make its way across the bay area through this evening. let's look at the radar replay over the last three hours or so, put some labels on the map so you don't get lost. we've seen the bulk of the rain falling over the north bay, but becoming a little heavier over the past couple hours, heavier downpours falling around santa rosa for the moment, nothing for the rest of the bay area. that will change as we head through the night as this rain goes farther and farther south across more of the bay area. let's look at the amounts to this point in the system. it's highly variable. over 5 inches of rain for kentfield, almost 3 1/2 inches for ben lomond, santa rosa picking up over 3 inches of rain, just over an inch for san francisco. i-80 has been the dividing line between a lot and not very much. just short of three-quarter inch for dublin and under a 0.1-inch for san jose. let's look back at the floor map and track that rain through 8:00 tomorrow morning wi

paul heggen tracking the heavy bands of rain hitting the bay area right now. >> reporter: and that rain is going to make its way east as we head through the rest of tonight. you can see them make their way to the north bay, down the peninsula, now pushing across the bay into the east bay. some of that rainmaking their way into the santa clara valley, getting caught up in the mountains. but they will continue eastward progress. the back edge of it will leap for the f roof right there, making its way to the north bay. the rain is tapering off. that will be the trend across the rest of the bay area throughout the rest of tonight. we would have all sorts of warnings in effect with all the boxes on the map and in the case of the north bridge, flood warnings in effect there in sonoma county. we will be seeing these run for a while this evening. after they stop, it will take a while for them to drop, especially in the case of the river flooding. as we head through the rest of this evening, again, it's got a good handle and shows the rain moving out by 7:00 and 8:00 this evening. by the time we

first alert chief meteorologist, paul heggen, joining us with a closer look at what to expect. >> this one will have more of a statewide impact, bringing more snow to the sierra, some of the heaviest rain to southern california. there is that rain. some sprinkles starting to make their way inward. wu the bulk of the shower activity still hanging off the coast. that will head through the rest of the evening. we'll switch over to futurecast and go through 8:00 tomorrow morning, which is the time frame between now and 8:00 a.m. tomorrow, when the heaviest rain is going to move into and eventually out of the bay area. so it this isn't going to be something that will linger in place for several days on end. now even the heaviest rain moves out, we'll still see lingering off and on showers throughout the day tomorrow. if we will get any significant flooding potential, it will be basically over the next 12 to 16 hours or so. so there is a flood watch in effect for the entire bay area. this goes through 10:00 p.m. on saturday. why so long when the heaviest rain is going to fall over the roof f

so let's check in with first alert meteorologist, paul heggen. >> another atmospheric river is headed towards us tomorrow on the low end of the scale, in fact, it's borderline in terms of if it will rank as an atmospheric river. we'll get through the rest of tonight without any rain. futurecast will start to show some sprinkles in the presunrise hours of tomorrow morning with the bulk of the light rain moving in as the sun is coming up. just offshore at that point, starting to make its way onto the north bay. moderate rainfall rates will line up with some of the spots that the heaviest rain with our most recent atmospheric river. let's take a look at the flood watch that's in effect. just for the north bay this time around. of course, there's a flood warning along the russian river outliered in red. in green, that's the flood watch that will continue through friday afternoon. it doesn't have to be in effect all that long, because we'll taper off. certainly possible as that rain falls into unsaturated ground and breezy. not the heavy rain or strong winds that we had yesterday, but stil

first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen giving us a closer look. you're promising this is it. >> yeah. wet weather comes to an end in time for the weekend, stick around early next week, so we get a few days to dry out before the next rain heads our way. let's look at the radar over the last three hours. we've seen widespread rain throughout the day, occasional breaks here and there. the heaviest rain was earlier in the day. the bulk of rain is sliding off to the east-northeast, more breaks between the downpours through the evening. we'll take you through early tomorrow morning on futurecast. it shows scattered showers and when they're less organized, they're less likely to produce heavy downpours in one particular spot that would result in any flooding threat. let's talk about how much rain has added up just with this system the last 24 hours. amounts have largely been about where we expected them to be. this is over the past several days, since friday. we'll show you the last 24 hours in a later newscast. you see how much has added up during the c

. >>> let's get right out to first alert chief meteorologist paul heggen tracking the potential for more heavy rain and strong winds. >> it's going to come at us in waves. the wind will be a factor. we'll start with the radar replay which takes us back to the exit of the first batch of rain overnight and a little lull around midmorning, but then the next wave of heavier rain came rolling in and dropped quite a bit of rain on top of already saturated ground. we had numerous flooding reports from across the bay area. that has pushed to the east. what will happen the rest of the evening, these waves of light to moderate rain showers continuing to pinwheel in our direction as we head through the rest of tonight. futurecast takes us through 8:00 tomorrow morning with scattered showers, light to moderate rain, gradually after midnight becoming fewer and farther between, a little lighter, still some leftover showers to begin the day tomorrow, including the morning rush. after about midday friday i think we'll be largely dry. now we still have a number of flood advisories in effect, the boxes fo

. >>> let's check in with chief meteorologist paul heggen for your first alert forecast. >> the latest storm system dropped in general about 1 1/2 to 3 inches of rain across the bay area. let's look where we are to this point in the water year. we'll start with the south bay where jose with the latest round of moisture is up to 84% of what's typical to this point since october 1st, 6.92 inches of rain since october 1st. for livermore, they had a hard time automating the station there registering the rainfall yesterday. technically they're at 68%. those numbers might get revised upwards. in san francisco a little above average at this point in the water year. the other locations put a dent in the rainfall deficit, but 116% of normal now in san francisco and santa rosa, 169% of average. boy, nice amount of moisture, but maybe too much of a good thing with the flooding issues ongoing for parts of sonoma county. heading into the weekend, things are looking pretty good overall. we've got the chinese new year parade tomorrow, looks like temperatures will be in the 50s by late afternoon, uppe