the largest has been 5.9. >> sandhya, a couple of points. one, we know there have now been 25 , so more aftershocks have happened since he presented that information, and dr. lisi jones, that has been putting out great information now with caltech, a longtime geologist, automated system he said automatic systems that locate quick sometimes get confused. initially, people were reporting it as one in smith valley, 1.9, and a 4.8 in farmington near the san joaquin county area. now, they have taken the one from stockton county away. cheez-it automatic systems do get confused, especially since there are very few stations in that area, right? and we talked about that, how the sensors there, they kind of read that as two separate events web pages get updated when those mistakes are corrected, so if you look now, no matter earthquake near stockton, vote don't tell the folks there. they felt the shaking there, but it all resonated from the smith valley event, which is a 5.9. >> what you take a look at the latest earthquake information and even right

let's get to sandhya patel for the latest. >> it's going to be absolutely beautiful this week. what we're going to do is shave off a few degrees from our temperatures for today and you've got yourself a nice looking tuesday. let me show you what is going to bring about the change as you look from our sutro tower camera earlier tonight just before the sun was going down. we saw the marine layer making push over san francisco. tonight it's deepened to 1,600 feet and is making its route across the coast, a nice breeze blowing, cooler day tomorrow. santa rosa going from 86 to 84, biggest drop around concord, livermore, 8 to 10 degrees cooler. san jose, you're going from 83 to 79, so a 4-degree drop compared to today. here's what's setting about the changes, an area of low pressure coming in towards the pacific northwest. it is ushering in an onshore flow, the cooler onshore flow that will continue to deepen our marine layer through midweek. live doppler 7 showing you fog near the coastline tonight. it hasn't advanced very far as it's not super deep yet, but that's going to be chang

sandhya, are you hearing that in the folks you talk with?t to get vaccinated, that's their problem. i am vaccinated, that's okay. i think we all need to think about the fact that we have come this far. just hunker down a little bit longer. of vaccinated people have to wear masks longer, even though we don't really care for it, i think we maybe have to do it, just for everyone's sake. >> it feels like we are in a never-ending loop, where we will never quite get where we need to to get back to normal. hopefully we get to herd immunity one way or another. perhaps in a path that we don't want. other big news today, gymnast olympics, uncertain at this point. she withdrew from the team competition today and shocked everyone. she pulled out after she failed to complete her first vault as planned. she told reporters she withdrew over mental health concerns, adding that she was concerned she would be injured if she continued in a rattled state of mind. it is not clear if she will compete in her individual events. the u.s. women's team came in second,

sandhya. >> we will see some triple digits. i want to show you live doppler 7.s you look statewide, notice moisture is pushing out of here. this is the monsoon flow. we are still seeing showers around the state. we had light, spotty showers. trace amounts and that was it. fortunately the thunderstorms and lightning strikes remained off the coastline. now we have fog around and temperatures in a wide range from the 50s at the coast, all the way to the 90s inland. in between for the bayside communities. a live look from our sutro tower camera. a great view of downtown. fog along the coast overnight. hot summer weather inland through friday and cooler weather over the weekend. the sierra nevada will see scattered showers and thunderstorms going into tomorrow. we will see some of the high clouds filtering sunshine tomorrow, but for the most part we are looking at a nice day with summertime patterns returning, with a wide range of temperatures. 50s and 60s in the morning. watch out for the fog right along the coast and in the afternoon in the south bay it will be a w

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so it's not like we're going to get any significant rain, sandhya. >> that's right.lake oroville stands at 27% of capacity. so it's really, really bad. hopefully this winter things turn around. i 2 to the show you something on a lighter note, the buck moon. this is a time lapse from earlier tonight from our exploritorium camera, absolutely stunning, the full moon in july known as the buck moon as new antlers start to emerge on the bucks' heads. pretty cool view and you can see the bay bridge and traffic moving by. want to show you live doppler 7. we have some fog but not a lot right near the coast this hour, 50s to the 70s across the region. it heated up today, inland areas in the upper 90s, but along the coast this is what we were dealing with, the fog from our exploritorium camera and as a result it stayed on the mild side. hot inland tomorrow, increasing clouds and humidity sunday through tuesday and we are looking at a slight chance of dry thunderstorms early next week. let's look at the visible satellite picture. you will notice all the smoke from the dixie fire

let's get to sandhya patel for the latest. >> it's going to be absolutely beautiful this week.t we're going to do is shave off a few degrees from our temperatures for today and you've got yourself a nice looking tuesday. let me show you what is going to bring about the change as you look from our sutro tower camera earlier tonight just before the sun was going down. we saw the marine layer making push over san francisco. tonight it's deepened to 1,600 feet and is making the coast, a blowing, cooler day tomorrow. santa rosa going from 86 drop a livermore, 8 to 10 degrees cooler. san jose, you're going from 83 to 79, so a 4-degree drop compared to today. here's what's setting about the changes, an area of low pressure coming in towards the pacific northwest. it is ushering in an onshore flow, the cooler onshore flow that will continue to deepen our marine layer through midweek. live doppler 7 showing you fog near the coastline tonight. it hasn't advanced very far as it's not super deep yet, but that's going to be changing in the coming days. 50s to 70s on your temperatures right

so it's not like we're going to get any significant rain, sandhya. >> that's right.oville stands at 27% of capacity. so it's really, really bad. hopefully this winter things turn around. i 2 to the show you something on a lighter note, the buck moon. this is a time lapse from earlier tonight from our exploritorium camera, absolutely stunning, the full moon in july known as the buck moon as new antlers start to emerge on the bucks' heads. pretty cool view and you can see the bay bridge and traffic moving by. want to show you live doppler 7. we have some fog but not a lot right near the coast this hour, 50s to the 70s across the region. it heated up today, inland areas in the upper 90s, but along the coast this is what we were dealing with, the fog from our exploritorium camera and as a result it stayed on the mild side. hot inland tomorrow, increasing clouds and humidity sunday through tuesday and we are looking at a slight chance of dry thunderstorms early next week. let's look at the visible satellite picture. yoticeall the smoke from the dixie fire, also the smoke

. >> thank you, sandhya. >>> a ban on hosing down sidewalks and driveways as part of drought measuresen by the city of santa clara. it's helping to save some creative artwork that's popping up across the city. >> reporter: the city of santa clara is proud of its parks. it's encouraging railriders to express how parks make life better using chalk and sidewalks as their canvas. artwork is popping up across town. done by kids and adults who will be competing in contests by age categories. >> they can just find a little piece of sidewalk anywhere and create something that is beautiful. and when others walk by it, it brings joy to them. >> reporter: 21 entries have come in so far for the second annual contest. these are photos of some of last year's photo entries. photos are posted online and railriders vote for their favorites. 1,600 ballots were cast last year. >> they have created three dimensional art in chalk. you'll see the rudimentary stick figures and messages. but we've seen some really cre masterpieces. >> reporter: while some may consider it child's play, chalk drawings have bec

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meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> we will see a break from the extremely hoteather upper 90s today in police like concord, livermore, i want to show you a live picture from our tahoe camera. we are seeing some clouds there. it doesn't look that exciting there. but let mow show you live doppler 7. this is the last thing we want to see, which is thunderstorms with the monsoonal moisture across the region. fortunately, some of those storms dropping some heavy rain in the region. but not all of them. so, still keeping an eye on that just in case there are more fires developing in the region. and lightning causes some fires. so keeping an eye on that. we got lucky. there was an isolated thunderstorm earlier this morning. in the north bay. that did not generate any issues. certainly was accompanied by a little bit of rain there. as you look at live doppler 7. fog is stabilizing and gusty winds developing. 30 miles 25 2/3 miles per hour. numerous fires are burning in the sierra nevada and northern california. the smoke from it, you can see the thicker concentration o

>> i felt them at my house in the east bay, sandhya, to say the least . >> in the middle of summer weon't get a lot of rain typically, let me show you live doppler 7, near the fire, the winds are about 60 miles an hour, gus that is, so hopefully not too strong and they can get the fire out. live doppler 7 tracking fog along the coast but here are the showers and sprinkles that came through in the last 12 hours, it amounted to trace to a few hundred 7 inch. it was nice to see but unfortunately, our fuels are so dry it didn't do a whole lot. from our golden gate bridge camera we are seeing the fog and higher clouds, 65 in the city, low 70s in oakland, san jose, 82 degrees and a lovely view from the emeryville camera, you can see clouds on multiple layers. are hotspots, in the upper 90s today, so it got hot just as we expected, exploratory san francisco, fog along the coast, hot summer weather inland through friday and cooler weather over the weekend. hour by hour we go, the monsoon moisture pushing out of here, it's going to remain concentrated over the sierra nevada will they will see

. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is watching the forecast for you. what's going on ? not end. is that time of year where we see the gusty wind, and we are experiencing them right now. let's look at current conditions, gusting to 30 miles per hour at sfo. napa around 26. a good delta breeze, 23 in fairfield. that has broader temperatures down a few degrees in many areas. at san jose, shark tank, plenty of sun out there. here is the upside good air quality for your friday. saturday, sunday, good for most of you. moderate on the central coast. as we look at the south beach camera, you will notice what brought the cooler air. we have a marine layer that is deep and socked in already over the east bay are going to be in for another night of fog and drizzle. 57 in the city right now. 63 in oakland. 70 in san jose. 81 in morgan hill. from our golden gate bridge camera, you'll notice the fog over the golden gateif you're d tonight. 74 santa rosa. 67 napa. low 80s for concord and fairfield. live doppler showing the fog along the coast. here is what and eye on. you already hear

here's the good news, the extreme heat is beginning to ease a bit, let's go to meterologist sandhya patel and the forecast. >> it is a welcome relief for any parts of the bay area that were baking and triple digit heat. let me show you what's bringing about the change. we have a nice breeze onshore breeze, up to 29 miles per hour, 24 in san francisco, that along with the fog from our camera, really bringing temperatures down, 56 in the city right now, 62 in oakland, low 70s and places like san jose, in fact our warmest inland valleys, only in the low to mid 80s today. from our golden gate bridge camera we are seeing the fog. low 80s from fairfield to conquer and livermore 79. we have a conjunction, mars and venus will be at the closest point to us, 45 minutes after sunset, san francisco, it's a: 32. look west. the biggest challenge is going to be trying to find a spot to see it because of all the fog and low clouds that you see on live doppler 7. your best bet will be in the inland valleys because that's what the marine layer will get to last . despite the fact that we are seeing coley co

for a look at all of the heat warnings let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel and this isndeed. it will be stifling inland, especially inland. 107 in fairfield, 105 in livermore, well above average for this time of year today, but along the coastline half moon bay 63 degrees. so it was quite the spread. we have excessive heat warnings going for our inland areas, high to very high heat risk, a heat advisory until 11 p.m. sunday for the north bay valleys and the santa clara valley as you look at some of the dangerous heat, 108 tomorrow in brentwood, mid- to upper 90s from san jose to san rafael. this heat can be very taxing on the body. so take it easy and stay hydrated. i'll let you know when that arrive will arrive in a few minutes. >> thanks. >>> to the south bay where parts of santa clara county will be under a heat advisory this weekend. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo shows us how folks there are trying to stay cool. >> reporter: hiding from the heat in san jose means jamming activities into the cooler evenings, but get ready. no nighttime relief is expected for

let's get over to sandhya patel, tracking this heatwave. >> this heatwave is intense. 106 in fairfield of a seabreeze. inland areas, baking in the heat. and excessive heat warning remains in effect until sunday. for lake and mendocino, until midnight monday. high to very high risk of heat illnesses. we have a heat advisory for the north bay valleys and the santa clara valley until 11:00 pm sunday, as temperatures will be in the mid-90s to upper 100s. i will be back to let you know exactly how hot for your weekend and for how long, coming up. >>> everyone is urged to reduce their energy usage right now and continue with that through 9:00 tonight. we have more on the flex alert that has been issued by the state. i hope you have that ac on. >> reporter: that is exactly my idea, larry. i will explain it in a minute. the alert starts now, 4:00 pm to 11:00 pm tonight. they are worried the electric grid will be overwhelmed. they want to avoid rolling blackouts, so as you said, need to cut back on electric use and turn down the thermostat. it worked in the june heatwave,

for a look at all of the heat warnings let's get to abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel and this isious. >>> it is indeed. it will be stifling inland, especially inland. 107 in fairfield, 105 in livermore, well above average for this time of year today, but along the coastline half moon bay 63 degrees. so it was quite the spread. we have excessive heat warnings going for our inland areas, high to very high heat risk, a heat advisory until 11 p.m. sunday for the north bay valleys and the santa clara valley as you look at some of the dangerous heat, 108 tomorrow in brentwood, mid- to upper 90s from san jose to san rafael. this heat can be very taxing on the body. so take it easy and stay hydrated. i'll let you know when that arrive will arrive in a few minutes. >> thanks. >>> to the south bay where parts of santa clara county will be under a heat advisory this weekend. abc7 news reporter amanda del castillo shows us how folks there are trying to stay cool. >> reporter: hiding from the heat in san jose means jamming activities into the cooler evenings, but get ready. no nighttime relie

. >> so let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking conditions. >> yeah. the conditions could be ripe for some more wildfires this weekend. so let me show you what we're talking about. a fire weather watch goes into effect sunday night at 5 p.m. until monday at 11 a.m. there's a slight chance of dry thunderstorms northeast bay hills, santa cruz mountains under that fire weather watch. we're talking about the possibility of new fires with gusty erratic winds. those fires could spread rapiy. the summer monsoon in the desert southwest is going to slowly surge into our area. that's when the thunder threat comes into california as you will notice sunday night into monday and there is the possibility that this could mean the potential for new fires. the thunder threat mainly because of dry lightning, the drought is so bad. you combine that with record dry fuels and gusty winds and the concern is high as we head into the weekend. i'll be back with a closer look at the forecast coming right up. >> you can check out the temperatures, air quality and wind anytime o

. >> so let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel who is tracking conditions. >> yeah. the conditions could be ripe for some more wildfires this weekend. so let me show you what we're talking about. a fire weather watch goes into effect sunday night at 5 p.m. until monday at 11 a.m. there's a slight chance of dry thunderstorms northeast bay hills, santa cruz mountains under that fire weather watch. we're talking about the possibility of new fires with gusty erratic winds. those fires could spread rapidly. the summer monsoon in the desert southwest is going to slowly surge into our area. that's when the thunder threat comes into california as you will notice sunday night into monday and there is the possibility that this could mean the potential for new fires. the thunder threat mainly because of dry lightning, the drought is so bad. you combine that with record dry fuels and gusty winds and the concern is high as we head into the weekend. i'll be back with a closer look at the forecast coming right up. >> you can check out the temperatures, air quality and wind anytime

. >> let's get right to sandhya patel with more on this heat. >> the highs today, 107 in fairfield, 108osa. 68 in san francisco. the coolest spot, 63 degrees, so definitely in inland heated vent. if you are stepping out, ready for this excessive heat warning until sunday night for the north and east bay hills and santa cruz mountains. very high to high heat risk as this is dangerous heat we are talking about and a heat advisory until 11:00 pm sunday for the north bay valleys and santa clara valley. take it easy, stay hydrated. i will let you know exactly how hot it will be tomorrow and how long this will continue, coming up. >>> speaking of temperatures, a flex alert is in effect for californians until 9:00 tonight. leslie brinkley joins us live with more on how people are getting through the heat. leslie. >> reporter: hi there, yeah, it is plenty hot out here and as you mentioned we are in the middle of that flex alert. it started at 4:00 and goes to 9:00 tonight. we are supposed to help out by turning up thermostats, shutting up major appliances and turning off the lights. in addition

meteorologist sandhya patel is standing by with how hot. >> hot enough for people to notice, for surerecords in a couple of cities. let me show you the temperatures right now. 102 in brentwood, 103 in cloverdale. san francisco sitting at 63 degrees. parts of the west coast, dealing with a heat wave. 119 in needles right now. 113 in death valley. intense heat is taking a toll on our air quality. when you look on our walnut creek amit is hazy. tomorrow, moderate air quality to poor for most areas. moderate for all areas on sunday. a little bit of fog near the coastline. we do have dangerous heat for the weekend. warnings and advisories up for this weekend, continuing through sunday night and parts of monday. increased risk of heat illness, so be careful. tomorrow, 1■07 in ntioch. 68 in half moon bay. take your pick, because we have our microclimates, but it will be dangerous heat. the next week we start to cool off. >> all right, thank you. >>> a southern california youth sports leader is being recognized with an honorary espy award, in part for her work to keep kids active during the p

we do want to bring in sandhya patel joining spencer christian in the weather center with more on the conditions surrounding this earthquake. >> let's take a look at this earthquake right now. i felted in the weather office here in san francisco and it was definitely a jolt. at 3:49 it was a magnitude 5.9 earthquake. the depth was about six miles, as you can see here. i will get you in a little bit closer, so you can kind of see where we are at and how many more aftershocks there were. that was the 5.9. there was a 4.2 at 3:59. there was another one at 4:11 of 3.6. so there were multiple earthquakes. obviously there was shaking going on around the state of california around the same time. there was one at 3:50, and that was about 4.8, just south of the walker earthquake. obviously there have been some aftershocks. the 5.9 earthquake south- southwest of smith valley. the indications are that it had some widespread intensity. it was felt in other parts of the state. i am actually working on trying to get that for you, but basically going back to the graphic here, as we take a look, 5.9