yeah well, sandhya patel has that answer for us. >> sandhya. yeah.other day of this. >> dan and anna, i want to show you a live picture from our santa cruz camera where the raindrops are falling and you can see it's not exactly a beach day. as dan mentioned, it is chilly out there looking at live doppler seven, we're going to track where we are seeing some showers right now. very light to moderate right around novato, belmar and keyes boulevard. we are also seeing that some thunderstorms have rolled through parts of the east bay. you can see taking you back in time. so watch out for downpours. it's steady rain from the marina district down to brisbane and around the peninsula. burlingame highway 82 el camino area getting some moderate rain falling right now as we take you back in time. it has been snowing over our local peaks from the santa cruz mountains to mount hamilton to mount diablo, even mount tam and this snow will continue to fall. santa cruz mountains. right now it is steady rain and it is coming down so. some heavier rain falling right now

sandhya yeah. and amna you can feel the difference in the air this afternoon and evening. >> let me show you a live view right now from our kgo roof camera. the flags and the trees are blowing around in the wind gusting to 33 right now in oakland novato 35 miles an hour. that onshore breeze really driving temperatures down. look at the drop down. 13 down in san carlos. livermore is 16 degrees cooler compared to yesterday. we do have a cold front coming in. it's a dry front, but it's certainly increased the cloud cover and brought in the cooler air, along with the winds. right now we are seeing thunderstorms in the northern portion of the state in association with this level. one storm. the trough will get here tomorrow, and that's when we'll begin to notice some showers moving in 4 a.m. tomorrow. very spotty. we start to notice some moderate rain moving in at 8 a.m, and some snow over our higher peaks by 10:00 in the morning. those scattered showers are going to continue through late night and real

. >> here's sandhya patel with the first look at the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah. and dan, as we take a look at live doppler seven, the showers were just enough to dampen some of the roadways. and you can see as we take you back the last several hours, those showers moving through anywhere from trace amounts to about five hundredths of an inch. as we take a look at street level radar right around the east bay milpitas six 8880 some light showers. also seeing some spotty returns from morgan hill to san martin on street level radar. this is a weak system, but it did kick up the winds and we are seeing some isolated thunderstorms up to our north. so as we go, hour by hour, i want to show you what you can expect overnight tonight, going into tomorrow morning, there will still be a few spotty showers and drizzle at commute time. at 1130, some more showers coming through, and then most of the activity is done for the afternoon except for the isolated possibility in our inland east bay. it certainly still gusty. 29 mile an hour winds in fairfield 25 at novato. as we take

abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is also here. sandhya >> yeah. and i'm going to bring you dry weather for the weekend. so if you guys have any outdoor plans, good evening to all of you. it is going to be a nice weekend. let me show you the temperature trend. we've been lagging a little bit behind where we should be for april today, 66 in livermore. tomorrow you're going to be at 69. the normal high is 72 degrees. but as we turn the chapter to a new month next week, we start may in the middle of the week. those temperatures are going to rise above average into the upper 70s to low 80s. the factor that is going to bring the warmth is this area of high pressure that is going to slowly get closer to the bay area and bring us the warm weather. all is quiet in san jose right now. a live view. here's a look at what you can expect at pan can purple stride almaden lake park tomorrow in san jose. it is a walk for pancreatic cancer. 9:00 a few clouds, upper 50s. great walking weather at 10 a.m. it's going to be too hot, not too cold and not terribly windy l

abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is also here. sandhya >> yeah. going to bring you dry weather for the weekend. so if you guys have any outdoor plans, good evening to all of you. it is going to be a nice weekend. let me show you the temperature trend. we've been lagging a little bit behind where we should be for april today, 66 in livermore. tomorrow you're going to be at 69. the normal high is 72 degrees. but as we turn the chapter to a new month next week, we start may in the middle of the week. those temperatures are going to rise above average into the upper 70s to low 80s. the factor that is going to bring the warmth is this area of high pressure that is going to slowly get closer to the bay area and bring us the warm weather. all is quiet in san jose right now. a live view. here's a look at what you can expect at pan can purple stride almaden lake park tomorrow in san jose. it is a walk for pancreatic cancer. 9:00 a few clouds, upper 50s. great walking weather at 10 a.m. it's going to be too hot, not too cold and not terribly windy like it w

meteorologist sandhya patel has our forecast. sandhya. yeah. and dan and you know the fire weather perspective, this pattern we're in is actually really good because we have high humidity and a lot of cloud cover, which prevents that fire danger from coming up right now. >> as you know, fire danger is year round these days. let me show you some live pictures from our tower cameras, and you can see that marine influence going strong from mount tam. a lot of cloudiness from sutro to santa cruz to the oakland airport. here's a look at your evening forecast. inland 60s at 7:00. partly to mostly cloudy later on this evening. temperatures dropping to the 50s around the bay. you're already going to be in the 50s by 7:00, so you'll need that jacket and a lot of cloud cover going into the nighttime hours along the coastline. same thing. a little breezy as well from the mid 50s to the low 50s. let me show you live doppler seven. we've had this area of low pressure spinning off our coast, but it's starting to move down towards southern california, just pr

. >> here's sandhya patel with the first look at the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah.an, as we take a look at live doppler seven, the showers were just enough to dampen some of the roadways. and you can see as we take you back the last several hours, those showers moving through anywhere from trace amounts to about five hundredths of an inch. as we take a look at street level radar right around the east bay milpitas six 8880 some light showers. also seeing some spotty returns from morgan hill to san martin on street level radar. this is a weak system, but it did kick up the winds and we are seeing some isolated thunderstorms up to our north. so as we go, hour by hour, i want to show you what you can expect overnight tonight, going into tomorrow morning, there will still be a few spotty showers and drizzle at commute time. at 1130, some more showers coming through, and then most of the activity is done for the afternoon except for the isolated possibility in our inland east bay. it certainly still gusty. 29 mile an hour winds in fairfield 25 at novato. as we take a look

let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel , who is timing all of this out for us, sandhya. >> yeah, and ama and dan, just when you thought it was spring only, we're taking you back to winter. let me show you this cold storm that is coming our way. it's a level one already. triggering thunderstorms in the eastern portion of california. seeing the mixed precipitation up to our north and to our east. as you will notice, the trough is just off the northern california coast. and early tomorrow morning, showers will begin at 5 a.m. they'll be very spotty by 9 a.m. spreading across the region. snow showing up on mount hamilton and those showers will continue to pivot in as that trough approaches. continuing with the snow showers . so it's a wintry mix for our higher elevations. santa cruz mountains, mount hamilton, also around the northern california northern portion of our viewing area, we're going to be seeing accumulating snow the next couple of days. we do have the possibility of thunderstorms as not just tomorrow, but the following day as well. it's a one on our storm impact

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hi, sandhya. hi there. >> yeah, and diane and dan, we are expecting some major changes over the next couple of days. so let's take a look at another live picture from our mount tam cam as we look towards sutro tower, a sign of what's to come. the marine layer is regrouping. temperatures have dropped. it is running five degrees cooler from san jose to napa. as we check out the wind. that's playing a role over the higher terrain is a little breezy. onshore winds 26. mount diablo temperatures right now have fallen there in the 50s and the 60s compared to 24 hours ago. and here's a look at your planner. mostly cloudy. we're going to start out with 40s, 50s, some fog, partly cloudy at noon and then much cooler day than today. no 80s tomorrow afternoon, 50s and 60s. here's a look at the storm that is on the way on live doppler seven. and as it comes in, you are going to notice that late tomorrow night some light showers develop. but it's really saturday that snow shows up on the peaks. wet weather at th

yes. >> sandhya patel is here with those changes. sandhya. yeah? >> we're going to start you off with some minor changes tomorrow. dan and anna. and then we'll move on to some bigger changes. let me show you some live views right now from our tower cameras. really glorious views from all of our tower cameras. we have a few high, thin, wispy clouds passing through, but other than that, skies are clear. and here's a look at the forecast. so today's high temperatures in the first column tomorrow in the second. and you will notice 79 in napa today going down two degrees, san rafael will drop four degrees from 80 to 76. certainly we'll see four degrees cooling in san francisco. but san jose only a 1 degrees drop off. so you get the drift here. minor fluctuations, high pressure in control of our weather. that's what brought us the warmth. temperatures anywhere from 8 to 12 degrees above average for this time of year. this system is pretty strong in the pacific now. right now it's not going to bring us any rain, but we certainly will see those changes occ

yes, let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for another check. >> sandhya. yeah. ama and dan.and it is gusty right now. sustained to 26 in san francisco, sfo 20. and that is blowing some of that tree pollen around which is running high oak, pine, juniper and cedar grasses are up there as well. taking a look at the forecast for tonight, it is going to cool off rather quickly. not so much inland, 73 degrees and then dropping to the low 60s late tonight. but around the bay where the marine layer has really started to redevelop and regroup. and along the coast you're going to go from the 50s to the low 50s. and a look at live doppler seven. we have fog, we have high clouds. tomorrow afternoon. it's even cooler than today, upper 50s to the mid 70s. as we check out what's ahead for the weekend, it will warm up both saturday and sunday, but some morning fog and drizzle to start your saturday. here's your accuweather seven day forecast. we'll bring you nicer weather for the weekend if you do miss the warmth. and then next week you're going to notice a big drop off in those temperature

sandhya, when's it changing back? >> okay. want to mark our calendars? you're already looking ahead to the sunshine. i get it, okay, dan and anna. it's going to change back by friday afternoon. but until then, we've got to adjust to the below average temperatures for a few days. let me show you a live picture right now from our golden gate bridge camera. there's dion. hello, dion. nice to see you again. all right. you can see the clouds are stacked up. a little breezy out there. temperatures today, 2 to 9 degrees below average. santa rosa airport was 61 today, 78 yesterday. so quite the shift. 17 degrees cooler. the average is 70 degrees. not quite where you should be for this time of year, but i'm going to show you the upside with this gray, drizzly pattern. we are looking at keeping that fire danger down . you know, it's year round here in the bay area. so let's talk about your evening forecast. inland areas 7:00 in the 60s, a west wind at 13 9 to 11 p.m. it's going to drop down to the 50s. a little more cloud cover around the bay. we are looking at mo

let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel , who is timing all of this out for us, sandhya. >> yeah, and ama and dan, just when you thought it was spring only, we're taking you back to winter. let me show you this cold storm that is coming our way. it's a level one already. triggering thunderstorms in the eastern portion of california. seeing the mixed precipitation up to our north and to our east. as you will notice, the trough is just off the northern california coast. and early tomorrow morning, showers will begin at 5 a.m. they'll be very spotty by 9 a.m. spreading across the region. snow showing up on mount hamilton and those showers will continue to pivot in as that trough approaches. continuing with the snow showers . so it's a wintry mix for our higher elevations. santa cruz mountains, mount hamilton, also around the northern california northern portion of our viewing area, we're going to be seeing accumulating snow the next couple of days. we do have the possibility of thunderstorms as not just tomorrow, but the following day as well. it's a one on our storm impact

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yes. >> sandhya patel is here with those changes. sandhya. yeah?> we're going to start you off with some minor changes tomorrow. dan and anna. and then we'll move on to some bigger changes. let me show you some live views right now from our tower cameras. really glorious views from all of our tower cameras. we have a few high, thin, wispy clouds passing through, but other than that, skies are clear. and here's a look at the forecast. so today's high temperatures in the first column tomorrow in the second. and you will notice 79 in napa today going down two degrees, san rafael will drop four degrees from 80 to 76. certainly we'll see four degrees cooling in san francisco. but san jose only a 1 degrees drop off. so you get the drift here. minor fluctuations, high pressure in control of our weather. that's what brought us the warmth. temperatures anywhere from 8 to 12 degrees above average for this time of year. this system is pretty strong in the pacific now. right now it's not going to bring us any rain, but we certainly will see those changes occur

hi, sandhya. hi there. >> yeah, and diane and dan, we are expecting some major changes over the next couple of days. so let's take a look at another live picture from our mount tam cam as we look towards sutro tower, a sign of what's to come. the marine layer is regrouping. temperatures have dropped. it is running five degrees cooler from san jose to napa. as we check out the wind. that's playing a role over the higher terrain is a little breezy. onshore winds 26. mount diablo temperatures right now have fallen there in the 50s and the 60s compared to 24 hours ago. and here's a look at your planner. mostly cloudy. we're going to start out with 40s, 50s, some fog, partly cloudy at noon and then much cooler day than today. no 80s tomorrow afternoon, 50s and 60s. here's a look at the storm that is on the way on live doppler seven. and as it comes in, you are going to notice that late tomorrow night some light showers develop. but it's really saturday that snow shows up on the peaks. wet weather at th

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so for details on this, let's go to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel sandhya. >> yeah. across parts of the east bay tonight. just in case you don't want to stay here because it is unsettled. i want to show you your aloha friday travel forecast. this is sponsored by oakland airport, offering daily nonstops to four islands. let's talk about oakland's weather tomorrow. mostly sunny, 59 degrees honolulu looking at windy conditions with some rain 80 degrees though you know it's warm there. kahului 80 degrees 20% chance of an isolated shower. but overall just a beautiful forecast. what you would expect in the hawaiian islands on the hawaiian islands around this time. and we are seeing some thunderstorms of our own. so let's track them right now. first, going into the east bay, some downpours near black hawk tassajara area. we are tracking those storms moving towards livermore. i know you've already had thunderstorms, but these storms moving towards you by 553. watch out for downpours and hail and gusty winds. as you notice around calistoga, we're starting to see some pockets

. >> sandhya. thank you. in the north bay, the search for a missing swimmer has come to a sad ending on the russian river. the body of the teen was recovered this afternoon, one day after he was last seen swimming with a friend near steelhead beach, just north of forestville. here's abc seven news reporter cornell bernard. >> friends and family and brothers and sisters. it's a tough day. >> first responders sharing sadness of a water rescue on the russian river, which became a recovery mission. >> very sad ending. this is never what we want. in the end, the sonoma county sheriff's department says the body of a teenage boy was pulled from the russian river friday afternoon. >> the search for him began late thursday after a911 call. the two teens got into trouble while swimming. >> one of the teens made it out of the water and the other did not. >> the surviving teen was sent to the hospital. dive teams from napa and sacramento counties were called in to assist using sonar technology to search under the water,

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thanks, sandhya. >> new at 11. it looks like san francisco mayor london breeds persistence has paid off. >> yes. she says the city is going to be getting some giant pandas. the idea first started circulating during the apec summit last november, but in february, it was announced san diego would be getting some pandas. breed provided this update from her current visit to beijing. >> i have some really exciting news. we have some cute, cuddly black and white beauties coming to our city. ladies and gentlemen, welcome pandas to san francisco! >> pretty exciting. the zoo ceo spoke with our media partners at the sf standard. she hopes to renovate an existing facility so the pandas can arrive by 2025. that will cost about $4 million, followed by $20 million for a new exhibit. the zoo plans to launch a major fundraising effort. >> it's the hotly contested name change this month. the san francisco bay oakland international airport and the city of san francisco is now suing the port of oakland over it. let's take a live pict

sandhya. >> yeah. so, diane and dan, let's take a look at the earthquake. it was just south of shanghai. it occurred shortly before 5 p.m. there have been multiple reports of earthquakes, but 4:58 p.m. our time preliminary magnitude 7.5. the depth was about seven miles. this once again hitting just south of shanghai, taiwan. multiple reports, five reports, to be precise. the maximum magnitude was 7.5 and this was south southwest of hualien city, taiwan. so i do want to show you the earthquake magnitudes when you get into that seven. that is a major earthquake. buildings can be damaged. there are about 18 per year, and that is the equivalent of 1 billion pounds of explosives. right now, the tsunami danger is being evaluated to the west coast. the tsunami center is saying the threat is being evaluated. so stay tuned. dan and dion okay. >> thank you very much, sandy. we'll stay on top of that of course. but let's move on. you know when they say every vote counts, this congressional race is exactly why they say that former san jose mayor sam liccardo will be in

meteorologist sandhya patel is standing by. and finally, we are feeling more seasonable. >> i know you've been waiting for some warmer weather, and it's coming up, dionne. and let's take a look at the temperature change compared to 24 hours ago. running six degrees warmer in san jose. ukiah 17 degrees warmer over the weekend. as you know, we did have some rain, but now we have some nice clean air from our santa cruz camera. seeing plenty of sun, the 12 hour forecast in case you're stepping out. mostly sunny at 7:00. gusts to 17 miles an hour along the coast. clear and cooler at 11 p.m. and areas of fog forming while you're sleeping with a crisp start at 7 a.m. high pressure is going to bring us the warmth it is going to build in, and we're already starting to see the changes in the air. so on live doppler seven, it's a pretty quiet picture. a few clouds still floating around from our emeryville camera 59 in the city. it is 62, in oakland, san mateo as well, san jose 68 degrees and a beautiful view from our san rafael camera whe

. >> sandhya, thank you so much. devastation that's the reaction from bay area anglers after the state's salmon fishing season was closed for the second straight year. as abc seven news reporter lena howland explains, the impact will be felt in all corners in california for the second year in a row, california won't be having a commercial or recreational salmon season. >> salmon is about 90% of my income on an annual basis. >> it's a massive hit for seafood distribution. the charter boat industry and coastal communities, but especially for commercial fishers like salmon captain sarah bates. she says it's already putting people on her fleet out of work. >> many of us are unfortunately not finding work on land, bank accounts are unhealthy. mental health is even more unhealthy right now, and i do fear that we are going to start losing members of our fleet. we're going to start losing some of our capacity as a port to deliver seafood to california. >> still, many fishermen tell me this is a double gut punch. after dungen

sandhya patel is here. sandhya. >> yeah.o show you a live picture right now from our mount tam cam. because it is looking like winter snow is really coming down. hard to see visibility right now as we look at live doppler seven, we are tracking a thunderstorm right over danville , uh- highway 680 san ramon street level radar showing you where it is and it is heading towards antioch 726 tonight. so watch out for heavy rain. possible hail around the south bay, the santa cruz mountains. also seeing some downpours at this hour as we track the snow that has been falling in the santa cruz mountains, mount hamilton, we've been seeing that snow over mount tam as well. it is a level one cold core low for this time of year. will continue to produce those scattered showers at 730 this evening, along with the snow showers this carries on into tomorrow. although not as widespread, we are expecting spotty showers and snow showers to continue through tomorrow evening. your afternoon highs in the 50s hang on to the rain gear and for the gia

meteorologist sandhya patel is here with that sandhya. >> yeah, just a couple more hours of this, okaynd after that, you can put the umbrellas away, at least for a day. let me show you a live picture right now from our tahoe camera, where we're seeing a pretty view of all the snow on the ground. you can see the snowflakes coming down right now.e have rain coming down as we look at live doppler seven, i'm going to press into the east bay across 580 livermore area, las positas road. you will notice there are some downpours heading out towards the altamont. so if your travels take you through there, be prepared for some slow going. certainly had thunderstorms this afternoon and evening, starting out first in the north bay where they first began around yountville, napa area, and then started to slide southward and eastwardnto the east bay. so that's why we've been seeing the active weather in the hail right now in the north bay. sonoma highway 12, dry creek road. we are seeing some showers as well, and it has been turning over to snow on mount hamilton, which is a cool sight. we've shown y

no, it's coming. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is back. sandhya? yeah. >> it's going to be a flashback to winter tomorrow. dan and ama right now. i want to show you the winds. they are howling in oakland. gusts to 43 miles an hour. that onshore wind 33. at sfo. we look at the 24 hour temperature change and it's a dramatic drop in ukiah down 2416 degrees cooler in livermore, san jose a 10 degrees drop. here is live doppler seven. here is the cold upper level low that is moving in our direction right now. we have the cold front coming through. that's what's triggering the thunderstorms up to our north and east. but here locally we are seeing a lot of cloud cover. and believe it or not, even a few sprinkles. here's live view from sfo camera where you see a couple of drops at this hour. certainly cloudy skies and from our golden gate bridge camera flags blowing around in the wind. 53 in san francisco it's in the mid to upper 50s. oakland, hayward, san jose 6254, in san mateo and half moon bay. walnut creek camera showing you a cloudy view. it is 60, in

sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right now. they have fallen down to 42 degrees in brentwood, 49 in san francisco, 50 in san jose and oakland. look at the north bay, already cold in calistoga, 36 degrees santa rosa. you're at 46. so all of our valleys and the santa cruz mountains under a frost advisory, 1 to 9 a.m, 33 to 36 degrees tomorrow morning. frost will form and that could cause damage. so you'll want to protect any sensitive plants. we have a freeze warning for the interior areas of lake and mendocino counties. you will notice those numbers dropping down to about 31 degrees and frost and freeze can do some damage. so pets, pipes and plants. you know the story. we got rid of the thunderstorms that came through here this afternoon and evening in the north and east bay. we had snow showers today over the santa cruz mountains, mount hamilton. this was a cold storm for this time of year. right now, all is quiet and as we check out our winds, it's a little breezy. about

thanks, sandhya. >> new at 11.s like san francisco mayor london breeds persistence has paid off. >> yes. she says the city is going to be getting some giant pandas. the idea first started circulating during the apec summit last november, but in february, it was announced san diego would be getting some pandas. breed provided this update from her current visit to beijing. >> i have some really exciting news. we have some cute, cuddly black and white beauties coming to our city. ladies and gentlemen, welcome pandas to san francisco! >> pretty exciting. the zoo ceo spoke with our media partners at the sf standard. she hopes to renovate an existing facility so the pandas can arrive by 2025. that will cost about $4 million, followed by $20 million for a new exhibit. the zoo plans to launch a major fundraising effort. >> it's the hotly contested name change this month. the san francisco bay oakland international airport and the city of san francisco is now suing the port of oakland over it. let's take a live picture from

sandhya. >> yeah, and you know what? all of you are going to be happy the next couple of days, diana and ama, because we have plenty of sun in the forecast along with that warm up. let me show you a live picture. people are enjoying the sun right now at pier 39. you can see the sea lions are also soaking it up. gorgeous view right now as we take a look at your temperature trend for livermore, average high is 69 degrees. you're going to go above average pretty much right on through the weekend, but it's the uptick in temperatures from 76 tomorrow to 81 on wednesday. you're going to really feel it. thursday is still going to be warm before those temperatures drop off. high pressure is starting to build in, and as it continues to build, those temperatures will go up and they're already there coming up today. but you probably weren't noticing it too much. nine degrees warmer in livermore and santa rosa. it was in the 60s and 70s across the bay from san jose. right now you can see the sun is shining. 66 in san jose, san franc

absolutely, sandhya. it was gorgeous. today it was indeed. >> i mean, there's no argument there, that's for sure. ama and dan let's take a look at a live picture from our mount tam cam right now. a beautiful view of the almost setting sun. the sun is not setting until about 747 here in san francisco, so you still have time to get out and enjoy this. look at how warm it is. still inland areas like danville, livermore in the 70s along with concord, san jose, 69, in oakland, 66. in the city, in the north bay, you have mid 70s around santa rosa, napa, mill valley. here's a look at your weekend preview in case you're making plans. it's going to be nice this weekend. dry, low 60s to upper 70s saturday sunday is even warmer. we do have some high clouds on live doppler seven right now. they'll be around again tomorrow afternoon filtering the sun. temperatures will be in the low 60s to the low 80s, so we hang on to that warmth. inland, the coast cools off and then everyone will see a drop off in temperatures friday before they rec

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. it felt like summer today. i'll let you know how long the warmth will last before it turns wet, chilly and breezy. >> your complete forecast is coming up when by anna eshoo, evan lowe, and joe simitian ended up in a historic tie for second place in the march primary. look at that. i mean, vote for vote. they will both move on to the november election and go up against sam liccardo unless the tie is broken in a recount. abc seven news reporter zach fuentes spoke with one of the people who filed a recount request, and joins us live in san jose. zach, this has been fascinating ever since election night twists and turns at every corner. >> dan, now recount, of course, could be time consuming, it could be costly and ultimately it could change who we see on that november general election ballot. >> do you have a three person runoff in november instead of a two person runoff or so? >> it initially seemed in the district 16 congressional race, but now there have been recount requests by two voters in the two counties w

i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. temperatures trending higher today and even warmer weather is ahead. wai until you see the forecast a super thin, flexible patch with maximum otc strength lidocaine that contours to the body to relieve pain right where it hurts. and did we mention, it really, really sticks? salonpas, it's good medicine. all are asking price. the expensive listing for the 384 square foot house. i got plenty of attention, the listing agent says. they received eight offers for the home on carman road, and the sale is now pending for over asking. just amazing. well, people living in an rv in rvs, i should say, along san francisco's winston drive, are fighting a rule change that would force theto me. new restrictions areoming for that stretch of road in between lake merced and the stonestown galleria, limiting parking to four hours max today. some of those rv residents rallied outside city hall. abc seven news reporter luz pena has been following this story for months now. she's in the newsroom with the ve

sandhya. thank you. >> we're coming up next. the search for the crooks responsible for a south bay break in this business targeted for a third time in just a few months. >> also, more good news from the white house. for thousands of people still trying to pay a road was being used to assemble and sell illegal firearms. officers went into the home on river ash court and found numerous assault rifles manufacturing parts and multiple rounds of ammunition. they arrested two men at the house, then learned one of the men had a storage unit about two miles away. >> in searching the storage unit, they located various other assault rifle parts for manufacturing and sales. >> police say they confiscated numerous assault rifle magazines and thousands of rounds of ammunition. the men face various charges, including conspiracy to manufacture assault weapons for sale for a business in downtown san jose is struggling after its third major break in this year. >> the latest involved their safe being stolen, and now the owners are demanding that

. >> abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel is checking our forecast. hey, sandhya. >> hi there. yeah, and kristen and dan, it is changing forecast, that's for ■sure. let me show you a live picture from our san rafael camera. you can see the wind is blowing those trees around and it is definitely gusty out there tracking live doppler seven. there are a few showers up to our north right around crescent city. there's a cold front that is moving in our direction. the front is still right off the northern california coast, so as it moves towards us, the winds have picked up behind the front. we're going to see those gusty winds as well, going hour by hour tonight at 8:00, right around the mendocino county coastline. and also over some of our higher terrain. we may see a little drizzle out there at 1 a.m. as well. and then tomorrow morning we have our best opportunity for seeing a few showers between 7 and 11 a.m, a little sprinkle activity, not out of the question, and then early in the afternoon we still have isolated showers in the forecast. gusts up to 35 right now in oakland, 31

sandhya patel is back. sandhya. >> yeah. it's been a nice looking day, that's for sure.re. let me show you the game time forecast as the giants host, the d-backs tonight at 645. it's going to be partly cloudy and breezy. 60 degrees. i would take a hoodie if i were you because later on ninth inning we are talking about mid 50s, mostly cloudy and cooler. let's check out your weekend preview. it's going to be a nice one for all outdoor activities. morning fog on saturday followed by sun. little breezy out there. sunday is the warmer day, low 60s to the low 70s. we do have the fog on live doppler seven along with the higher clouds. tomorrow afternoon. fog hangs around near the coast. everywhere else you get the sunshine, but it is going to be a cooler day, upper 50s to the mid 70s. and here's your accuweather seven day forecast. don't worry, it will warm back up over the weekend just in time for any of your activities. and then next week the warmth holds on monday but not the case tuesday through thursday. temperatures are going in this direction and that's down. and we may

sandhya yeah, it is going to be cold enough that we have frost advisories going up. ama and dan let me show you the temperatures right now. they have fallen down to 42 degrees in brentwood, 49 in san francisco, 50 in san jose and oakland. look at the north bay, already cold in calistoga, 36 degrees santa rosa. you're at 46. so all of our valleys and the santa cruz mountains under a frost advisory, 1 to 9 a.m, 33 to 36 degrees tomorrow morning. frost will form and that could cause damage. so you'll want to protect any sensitive plants. we have a freeze warning for the interior areas of lake and mendocino counties. you will notice those numbers dropping down to about 31 degrees and frost and freeze can do some damage. so pets, pipes and plants. you know the story. we got rid of the thunderstorms that came through here this afternoon and evening in the north and east bay. we had snow showers today over the santa cruz mountains, mount hamilton. this was a cold storm for this time of year. right now, all is quiet and as we check out our winds, it's a little breezy. about

sandhya patel. no, not quite. >> you know what?nter is back here in the bay area and larry and julian, i want to show you live doppler seven, because i am tracking some active weather right now. i'm going to take you in first to where we are seeing snow on mount hamilton, as you just showed us some scattered showers right around livermore, 580 les positas road. we also are tracking a line of showers just off the coast, moving towards pescadero at 439 will be in san francisco at 501. so where we are seeing thosee ar thunderstorms right now. well, we'll get into that closer look there. hold on one second here as we get you in a little bit tighter here, there are some strong thunderstorms that have developed right around solano county. as you will notice, moving towards highway 12 and rio vista. so watch out because those thundetormare definitely capable of producing downpours and hail along the way. and that's something you'll have to watch out for as we continue to see live doppler seven. you will notice the snow falling in the sier

it's conducting another investigation into sandhya patel claims, claims industry experts say warrant many questions. >> we've got to pay attention to our whistleblowers. but when you hear somebody conflating things a little bit, i begin to be concerned about their overall message. >> salarpur accuses boeing of retaliating against him after speaking out. boeing says it encourages employees to speak up about any issues. it also says reports to an internal tip line for quality control are up 500% this year. christiane cordero, abc news, washington. >> nice day out today. so warm, fabulous. >> this is just such a great time of year. >> meteorologist sandyha patel is here. we're just begging you not to change like i have all the control. >> yeah, it was a beautiful day. ama and dan. let me show you a view from our santa cruz camera. and show you the high temperatures so far. they will be coming in shortly. the official highs. but these are the highs so far. santa rosa hitting 77 along with oakland. san francisco 73 degrees 81. in san jose and livermore and palo alto in the 70s. just a sam

. >> and meteorologist sandhya patel is here with the forecast. >> sandia and the forecast looks fantasticn and ama just in case you're not going to stick around here in the bay area, let's talk about your aloha friday travel forecast sponsored by the oakland airport offering daily nonstops to four islands honolulu, kona, kahului and lihue. so oakland tomorrow it's going to start out with fog 71 degrees. you will notice a few showers honolulu and kahului. but look at the temperatures in the 80s. who cares if there are a few showers here in hawaii. really nice looking weather. all right. we have some beautiful weather as well from our mount tam cam, you are looking at that marine layer advancing once again. temperatures have dropped today as we did get a deep marine layer push in overnight. and this morning. so ten degrees cooler in santa rosa down five degrees in concord. certainly a stronger sea breeze right now. gusts to 32 at oakland, 25 at sfo. our temperatures are ranging anywhere from the 50s to the 70s for most of the bay area. so it's a cooler day without a doubt. i'm going to step

. >> but meteorologist sandhya patel is here. it's going to change again, sandy. indeed. >> and diane and diane, we have one more day to enjoy the warmth and what you're looking at, which is a beautiful view from the santa cruz beach right now where people are just having a really good time enjoying the weather, as you can see. and really, as we switch out our camera here and show you another view. this is from mount tam. lovely view there as well. so let's check out our highs. so far. this is just a sampling san francisco 72, santa rosa 79. it was in the low 80s from san jose to redwood city. oakland 76, concord 78 degrees. we'll get the official highs in the next hour. i want to show you those temperatures right now. it is 66 in the city, 78 in san jose, danville still pretty warm in the north bay, 76 in santa rosa, 80 in vallejo, 75 in napa. compared to 24 hours ago, we're running a few degrees warmer, six degrees warmer in santa rosa, up five in hayward and up four in san carlos. you'll notice on live doppler seven we have a lot of high clouds around, but down

let's get straight to the storm heading for the bay area abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it for us. yeah >> and dan and dion is closing in on the bay area already. let me show you live doppler seven. as we are seeing some wet weather along parts of the coast and the north bay. so let's get you into street level radar on live doppler seven. it is getting wet from fort ross, fort ross road into jenner area. we're going to take this back the last couple of hours, and you will notice those showers beginning to rotate in. rainfall totals have been a few hundredths to about a few tenths of an inch in the north bay, but a few hundredths of an inch have been reported along the coast as well. with this level one storm that is cold for this time of year as we go, hour by hour, you will notice at 3 a.m. some downpours coming through snow over our higher peaks at 7 a.m. and really just bands of showers will continue to rotate in. we also have the risk of thunderstorms for tomorrow. it is a shaky view from sutro tower as the winds are gusting 39 miles an hour. lahonda 41 moun

let's get to abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel. make it stick, sandhya, we're going to make it stick, at least for a couple of days. >> all right, dan and let's take a look at a live picture right now from our sutro tower camera, lookg at just unlimited visibility as we look wards the golden gate bridge. it's not like that in half moon ba visibility is down to five miles. let's talk about the high temperatures this month. i know people have been complaining about how cool it's been. well, if you look at the number of days below average in blue, that's nine days. we've had seven above average days in terms of temperatures for oakland. and today was different. it was above average. and we're going to keep it going with the spring warmth tomorrow. oakland hitting 75 degrees. santa rosa 79 along with livermore. look at san jose. it's going to hit 81 degrees. all right. if you do have a pool and you're inland, well, it's going to be a good day to be out in the pool in the morning at 8 a.m. it's still going to be in the 50s, but rapidly

sandhya. yeah >> and ama and dan, i want to show you a live picture from our san jose camera. what is coming is some change. first, let's talk about the cloud cover that is still stacked up over the south bay right now. hard to see anything. a lot of clouds at this hour, but you're starting to notice some of that is breaking up in the northern part of our viewing area. and that is because as you take a look here, the area of low pressure that has been keeping us in this cooler than average pattern with the marine layer, it's right there. it's moving towards southern california. we are seeing thunderstorms in the sierra. there's another system that's coming our way for tomorrow night into friday that could bring us a couple of sprinkles. so right now let's talk about those winds 21 mile an hour gusts right now in livermore, 20 in novato. pier 39 camera a lovely view. clouds are stacked up, no doubt about it. but the sea lions don't seem to be bothered by this or the visitors. low to mid 60s from san francisco to oakland. hayward 65, san jose 57, and half moon bay, walnut creek

thanks, sandhya. >> all right. a dog trained to help save lives showed off its skills today in san francisco. bernie is a disaster rescue canine who's not afraid of heights. the fire department today put on this first of its kind training, demonstration, search dogs will be deployed, sometimes by helicopter, to remote locations and look for victims after a disaster. the firefighter who works with barney says it's a true partnership. >> the big thing that i've learned with this is that my relaxation relays down to him, you know? and so, yeah, so everything that i do trickles down the leash is what we say, you know. and so as long as i stay relaxed, he knows that we're okay. i wonder if i could get snowball to do that. >> barney. barney is one of four rescue disaster search canines at the fire department. that's awesome. >> yeah. all right, well, coming up, it is a do or die game for the warriors. sports anchor chris alvarez is in sacramento with the latest ahead of tonight's play in game against the kings. >> this i

. >> yeah, the weather kind of interesting as well is always meteorologist sandhya patel is here with>> yeah i find it to be very interesting. dan and dan, let's take a look at some live pictures from our tower cameras. just lovely views, no matter which direction you're looking. lots of sun out there and you probably noticed it. it's been warm, 81 degrees in livermore, right now, 75 in san jose, 59 in the city, 65 in oakland, up in santa rosa, 73 degrees. 82 right now in fairfield. i hope you had a chance to get out and enjoy. let's talk about la nina watch that was just issued today by the climate prediction center near the equator in the eastern pacific. we have been seeing that the sea surface temperatures are beginning to come down. so the climate prediction center is saying we're going to transition to la nina. 85% chance of this happening from el nino to enso neutral between april and june of this year. 60% chance of la nina developing this upcoming june through august time period. and la nina is typically follows strong el ninos. as far as what we're going to get out of it, th

. >> thanks, sandhya. well the city of pittsburg and the contra costa transportation authority have broken ground on a project that will add more than a mile of new trails and pathways to the city. >> the new project will connect the delta de anza regional trail with the pittsburg center bart station by way of railroad avenue. the ultimate goal here is to connect several new developments along the avenue to bart, and to the public transportation. in that area as a way to reduce car traffic. >> still ahead, get ready for a lowrider cruise in san francisco's mission this weekend. we're going to tell you who the lowrider council plans to honor. this is abc 724 seven. >> in san francisco, live at levi's stadium in san jose. >> live in oakland. >> yeah, you're watching abc seven news live anytime, anywhere. >> we are, we are, we are, we are we are we are where you are. >> never miss a moment of the news that matters to you. download our abc seven bay area streaming app. join us and stinging, 5-times-a-day,... .

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