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

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. >>> let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> the reason for this is the record dry fuels combining with the risk of dry lightning. that is concerning. let me show you where it's coming from. right now monsoon moisture on live doppler 7 over the desert southwest will start to move in our direction as we head towards the second half of the weekend. when it does, we'll start to see moisture increasing and eventually the potential is there for some dry lightning early next week. now best chance of rain and thunderstorms will be in the sierra and southern california, but the humidity will be increasing here and can't rule out a few sprinkles as we head towards tuesday. fire weather watch already posted for lake and mendocino counties 5 a.m. till 11 p.m. monday. isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms with the possibility of new fires especially with those gusty erratic winds coming our way. now i'll be back to show you an hour by hour look at the smoke forecast to let you know how a shift in the wind could change the smoke direction as well. >> you can see live updat

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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

. >> 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 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

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 bring in abc7 meteorologist sandhya patel. >> there were multiple reports, aftershocks after the 5.9 earthquake as well. let me show you the latest information that i have on the earthquakes near walker. let's get you in closer here. as you will notice, at 3:49, it was magnitude 5.9 earthquake, depth of 6 miles. when you take a look at this vicinity, there were 51 reports with a maximum magnitude of 5.9 . just taking a look at information from dr. lucy jones, who obviously is very familiar with this stuff. she is saying the 5.9 is a classic, normal faulting earthquake. i am quoting her. it is common in this region and not uncommon to see those aftershocks, so let's take a look at the shaking intensity, how far it was felt. i certainly felt the jolt here in the station in san francisco, and you can see it was felt for miles. as a matter of fact, from the california/nevada border, all the way towards the bay area. i'm going to stop this here and just show you exactly how far in terms of mileage. let's take a look here. when you take a look at the earthquakes and how far it was felt

. >>> let's check in with abc7 news meteorologist sandhya patel. >> the reason for this is the record fuels combining with the risk of dry lightning. that is concerning. let me show you where it's coming from. right now monsoon moisture on live doppler 7 over the desert southwest will start to move in our direction as we head towards the second half of the weekend. when it does, we'll start to see moisture increasing and eventually the potential is there for some dry lightning early next week. now best chance of rain and thunderstorms will be in the sierra and southern california, but the humidity will be increasingand ca out wards tuesday. fire weather watch already posted for lake and mendocino counties 5 a.m. till 11 p.m. monday. isolated to scattered dry thunderstorms with the possibility of new fires especially with those gusty erratic winds coming our way. now i'll be back to show you an hour by hour look at the smoke forecast to let you know how a shift in the wind could change the smoke direction as well. >> you can see live updates on all the fires burning in california with

. >> 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

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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

let's check in with sandhya patel. >> it is a good spot, because you have a seabreeze in the city.ve picture and we will talk about just how hot it is. you can see how hazy the view was from our emeryville camera as the heat is building. 93 in santa rosa. fairfield, 106 degrees. 103 in concord. from the golden gate bridge camera you can see barely a breeze, which is part of the reason it warmed up. 65 in the city. 73 in oakland. san jose, 85. cooking in morgan hill, at 99. friendly reminders for the temps, drink plenty of water. take breaks if you have to work and do not leave people or pets inside a vehicle. live doppler 7 showing an active scene where we are seeing thunderstorms right now. quiet in the bay area. a little bit of fog trying to make its way toward point reyes. blue skies along the embarcadero and here is a look at the forecast. excessive heat inland through the weekend. a high risk of heat illness and fire danger. we do have a spare the air alert tomorrow. let's start you off, hour-by- hour tonight. do be ready for the heat. 6:00, still in the 90s and 100s. by 9:00

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

sandhya's weather is like three minutes of weather university. sometimes it seems like four minutes. you never really know. >> what do you have today, professor patel'm not teaching anything, i'm just wasting time. >> no, no. >> i don't know about him, but you are teaching me. >> yes, i want to learn. >> let's talk about the moisture. i want to show you live doppler seven with the humidity and moisture pushing northward, where we are seeing around fort bragg, highway one, mendocino area, you will notice some light returns right now. yes, we have seen our share of a few showers. nothing major. trace amounts, but this afternoon we had showers go through the north bay. fortunately all of the lightning strikes have remained well off the coastline and we fires from lightning. now as you take a look as all of this gets pushed northward, we are starting to see the atmosphere stabilizing. the fog 20 degrees warmer in novato and fairfield compared to 24 hours ago. 23 degrees warmer in santa rosa. from the sutro tower camera, high clouds over san francisco. 74 in oakland. low 90s in morgan hill. we have a nice breeze at the embarcadero. 92 in santa rosa. 98