let's go to abc 7 meteorologist, sandhya patel. t already feels like winter outside, we are in the 30's and 40's and going down more. a frost advisory tomorrow morning. early five or colder, frost will form and kill sensitive plants. all of the bay area except the san francisco coast is under that frost advisory tomorrow. up her 30's for the coldest spots. mid 30's by 7:00 a.m. good idea to bundle up tomorrow morning, 35, frosty cold. 35, fairfield. tracking dangerous hurricane nicole near landfall. we will have a closer look at this, coming up. dan: let's move to your voice and your vote. the people of san jose are waiting to find out who will be the next mayor. number show we are far from any final result in that race. another update on the race between cindy chavez is not expected until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. abc 7 reporter connected with both campaigns on their hopes. reporter: too close to call, by wednesday evening, more than 4700 votes is all that separated the mayoral candidates. updated posts show relative newcomer, matt mahan

let's go to abc 7 meteorologist, sandhya patel. hya: it already feels like winter outside, we are in the 30's and 40's and going down more. a frost advisory tomorrow morning. early five or colder, frost will form and kill sensitive plants. all of the bay area except the san francisco coast is under that frost advisory tomorrow. up her 30's for the coldest spots. mid 30's by 7:00 a.m. good idea to bundle up tomorrow morning, 35, frosty cold. 35, fairfield. tracking dangerous hurricane nicole near landfall. we will have a closer look at this, coming up. dan: let's move to your voice and your vote. the people of san jose are waiting to find out who will be the next mayor. number show we are far from any final result in that race. another update on the race between cindy chavez is not expected until 5:00 p.m. tomorrow. abc 7 reporter connected with both campaigns on their hopes. reporter: too close to call, by wednesday evening, more than 4700 votes is all that separated the mayoral candidates. updated posts show relative newcomer, matt

ama: sandhya patel is here. hya: the weekend forecast will include snow in the mountains and showers here locally. not for everyone. light level 1 system. look at live doppler 7. that system will be moving down in our direction. a couples pringles overnight tonight. tomorrow afternoon, the north bay starts to see showers. the front starts to fall apart by 7:00. wind will pick up over the ridge top. heading to the mountains, be prepared for gusty winds and snow showers. the forecast will be good-looking whether after tomorrow to head up to the mountains. light snow and dusty tomorrow. partly cloudy on monday. dan: with this weekend's snow, many ski resorts have made the decision to open early. the resort fired off snowmaking guns for three days straight to welcome hundreds of snowboarders and skiers during the holiday weekend. >> i'm feeling great. i'm excited to be out here. i've been waiting for a long time. snowboarding is my favorite part of winter. opening early is the best thing for this coming up winter. da

ama: let's check in with abc7 news meteorological sandhya patel. sandhya: it is quieter now compared to earlier today. let me show you live doppler 7. we have a few showers popping up. let me show you where as we get you into street-level radar northwest of vacaville, pleasant valley road seeing a light to moderate pocket of wet weather. saw everything from hail to thunderstorms passing through parts of the south and east bay, even the north bay. there was some mixed precipitation over mount hamilton. we go even further out and you will notice the area of low pressure is spinning over northern california and oregon. light level 1 storm with lightning strikes still to our northeast and off the coast. tonight, isolated showers until the sun goes down, then pretty much everything will start to fade. guess what is going to come into play? the chill. it will feel like winter with a frost advisory for the north bay valleys, hard freeze warning. i will be back to show you exactly how cold and how long, coming up. ama: at stanford, the university confirms a

ama: sandhya patel has the latest. are really going to have to find a spot where you might be able to escape the storm to see that lunar eclipse because it is pretty cloudy outside. we are seeing showers heavier on the monterey bay. a flood advisory was just issued due to some downpours. hercules, elsa brontË, crockett, but niesha, -- been niesha -- bencicia. castro valley. san francisco, steady, but light rain around bayshore, chinatown area. down for the monterey bay, this is where they have been seeing numerous thunderstorms moving in short. because of the heavy rain, a flood advisory has been issued until 2:15 in the morning and they do have flash flood watches for the burn scar areas. cold unstable air associated with the load triggering the thunderstorms. we have plenty off the coast. 48 hour rainfall totals. 0.4 -- 0.04 inches in san jose. it is chilly outside. 40's, 50's right now. in the tahoe area, sierra nevada, they are seeing some snow. really a pretty sight. they are seeing snow and chain controls on all

dan: sandhya patel is here with details. sandhya: today is a great day in terms of weather to travel. nationally, you will see some snow showers across the rockies, the southern tier states. there are some showers on live doppler 7, but nothing major. no local flight delays due to weather. it's zero in terms of weather-related delays. same thing back east, except for new york's. 30 minute -- new york's laguardia, with 30 minute delays. tomorrow will be a different story across the south. . the southern rockies will be looking at snow. could see some issues. 75 los angeles. the sun is shining. 53 in tahoe. down south, they do have red flag warnings and wind warnings going up because the fire danger will be increasing. i will be back with a local look at the thanksgiving forecast. ama: don't forget to download the abc 7 bay area news app for all of your holiday information. the app is available wherever you stream. dan: the santa clara county public health department has reported its first flu death of the season, a man under t

abc7news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with win we will need those umbrellas again. or some parts of the area. it was a good soaker today. let me show you live doppler 7. we have some showers showing up once again. came to the east street-level radar, we are seeing showers. there's another batch coming towards pescadero. they will be there at 11:26. don't be surprised if you run into some wet road race. -- roadways. cold and unaided -- unstable air. tomorrow morning commute will include some damp roadways at 7:00 through 9:00. even some pop-up showers at noon. i will let you know about another storm coming for the weekend in just a few minutes. ama: tonight, we are hearing from a family member of a man accused of conspiring in a murder for hire plot involving his girlfriend. he was arrested thursday for the death of an oakland dentist. we sat down with his son who does not use his father's last name. he describes him as a man with narcissistic and sociopathic characteristics and a strong desire for money. he took his own life in jail friday. >> i didn't have any sadne

ama: sandhya patel is here. forecast will include snow in the mountains and showers here locally. not for everyone. light level 1 system. look at live doppler 7. that system will be moving down in our direction. a couples pringles overnight tonight. tomorrow afternoon, the north bay starts to see showers. the front starts to fall apart by 7:00. wind will pick up over the ridge top. heading to the mountains, be prepared for gusty winds and snow showers. the forecast will be good-looking whether after tomorrow to head up to the mountains. light snow and dusty tomorrow. partly cloudy on monday. dan: with this weekend's snow, many ski resorts have made the decision to open early. the resort fired off snowmaking guns for three days straight to welcome hundreds of snowboarders and skiers during the holiday weekend. >> i'm feeling great. i'm excited to be out here. i've been waiting for a long time. snowboarding is my favorite part of winter. opening early is the best thing for this coming up winter. dan: other resorts

dan: sandhya patel is with us. what are we looking for out here? sandhya: icy cold tomorrow morning. let me show you those temperatures right now. step outside. you will want to grab a jacket. you will notice it's getting cold outside, especially in the valleys. fairfield at 38 degrees. 41 in santa rosa. 39 in san ramon. 42 in livermore. oakland, 44. san francisco at 50. down south, we are talking about 48 in san jose, 45 in santa cruz. frost advisory for all of the bay area for san francisco. tomorrow, frost will form when temperatures drop. upper 20's to mid 30's. solano county, load upper 30's. by tomorrow morning at 5:00, temperatures in the mid 30's. seven :00 a.m., 35 degrees in fairfield. i will be back to let you know exactly how cold it will get and when the system will bring showers. ama: thank you. amid california's historic drought, most lake tahoe ski resorts are opening earlier than expected. surviving fears of a low snowpack for this winter, the lifts are moving and the runs are ready. j.r. stone on bottled the excitement. reporter: h

ama: sandhya patel has the latest. you are really going to have to find a spot where you might be able to escape the storm to see that lunar eclipse because it is pretty cloudy outside. we are seeing showers heavier on the monterey bay. a flood advisory was just issued due to some downpours. hercules, elsa brontË, crockett, but niesha, -- been niesha -- bencicia. castro valley. san francisco, steady, but light rain around bayshore, chinatown area. down for the monterey bay, this is where they have been seeing numerous thunderstorms moving in short. because of the heavy rain, a flood advisory has been issued until 2:15 in the morning and they do have flash flood watches for the burn scar areas. cold unstable air associated with the load triggering the thunderstorms. we have plenty off the coast. 48 hour rainfall totals. 0.4 -- 0.04 inches in san jose. it is chilly outside. 40's, 50's right now. in the tahoe area, sierra nevada, they are seeing some snow. really a pretty sight. they are seeing snow and chain controls on

meteorologist sandhya patel is here. you a picture from our east bay hills camera. it is a bouncy view as we have gusty conditions over our hilltops. here is a look at the winds. mount diablo, 45 miles per hour. definitely playing a role in why the temperatures are all over the board. 39 degrees in novato but where the wind is keeping things start up, you have mid-50's around brentwood and fairfield, so not as cold as it was last couple of days. those down sloping winds played a role in warming us up. it got up to seven degrees -- 70 degrees today. 63 degrees is in san francisco, 67 in san jose. high off the pacific northwest. this is a dry low-pressure system and we are right in the middle of it. that is why we have been getting the north northeasterly winds. that wind has been causing issues in southern california where they have wind advisories up. the gusty winds dropping humidity and tomorrow is a red flag warning for parts of southern california. any wildfires that breakout will rapidly spread because they have not

abc7news meteorologist sandhya patel is here with win we will need those umbrellas again. right now for some parts of the area. it was a good soaker today. let me show you live doppler 7. we have some showers showing up once again. came to the east street-level radar, we are seeing showers. there's another batch coming towards pescadero. they will be there at 11:26. don't be surprised if you run into some wet road race. -- roadways. cold and unaided -- unstable air. tomorrow morning commute will include some damp roadways at 7:00 through 9:00. even some pop-up showers at noon. i will let you know about another storm coming for the weekend in just a few minutes. ama: tonight, we are hearing from a family member of a man accused of conspiring in a murder for hire plot involving his girlfriend. he was arrested thursday for the death of an oakland dentist. we sat down with his son who does not use his father's last name. he describes him as a man with narcissistic and sociopathic characteristics and a strong desire for money. he took his own life in jail friday. >> i didn't ha

dan: sandhya patel is with us. what are we looking for out here? d tomorrow morning. let me show you those temperatures right now. step outside. you will want to grab a jacket. you will notice it's getting cold outside, especially in the valleys. fairfield at 38 degrees. 41 in santa rosa. 39 in san ramon. 42 in livermore. oakland, 44. san francisco at 50. down south, we are talking about 48 in san jose, 45 in santa cruz. frost advisory for all of the bay area for san francisco. tomorrow, frost will form when temperatures drop. upper 20's to mid 30's. solano county, load upper 30's. by tomorrow morning at 5:00, temperatures in the mid 30's. seven :00 a.m., 35 degrees in fairfield. i will be back to let you know exactly how cold it will get and when the system will bring showers. ama: thank you. amid california's historic drought, most lake tahoe ski resorts are opening earlier than expected. surviving fears of a low snowpack for this winter, the lifts are moving and the runs are ready. j.r. stone on bottled the excitement. reporter: here we go. ski s

meteorologist sandhya patel is here.ture from our east bay hills camera. it is a bouncy view as we have gusty conditions over our hilltops. here is a look at the winds. mount diablo, 45 miles per hour. definitely playing a role in why the temperatures are all over the board. 39 degrees in novato but where the wind is keeping things start up, you have mid-50's around brentwood and fairfield, so not as cold as it was last couple of days. those down sloping winds played a role in warming us up. it got up to seven degrees -- 70 degrees today. 63 degrees is in san francisco, 67 in san jose. high off the pacific northwest. this is a dry low-pressure system and we are right in the middle of it. that is why we have been getting the north northeasterly winds. that wind has been causing issues in southern california where they have wind advisories up. the gusty winds dropping humidity and tomorrow is a red flag warning for parts of southern california. any wildfires that breakout will rapidly spread because they have not had much

sandhya: i am meteorologist sandhya patel. i will have the forecas folks, it looks like we're gonna have to land this big old bird earlier than expected because it's the xfinity black friday sale. stream your heart out with the ultimate streamer setup when you get internet with unlimited data for 55 dollars a month. plus get a free flex 4k streaming box. oh my! and for a limited time, get hbo max included for 1 year. even you in 22c. flight attendants, prepare for streaming. drop everything and get to the xfinity black friday sale. click, call or visit a store today. >> it is that time of year for tree lighting so crowds are beginning to gather for the celebration. if you miss it today, they will be many more opportunities. abc 7's very own spencer christian is there and joins us live. spencer: the excitement is about to begin. joining me is the vice president here at pier 39 and tim o'day. this tree is going to be so special this year, you say, right? sue: this is the most beautiful tree we have ever had. this time, i really

sandhya patel is tracking what is in store. >> it is the chill once again. extra blanket on the bed tonight. turn up the heat. tomorrow morning going under a frost advisory. temperatures shaded in blue. solano county, 30 to 38. frost will inform kid sensitive and tender plants will get damaged. 40's, 50's tonight at 7:00. we do have some high clouds overhead. upper 30's showing up in our coldest spots. by the time we headed to 7:00 a.m., in the mid 30's and that is not we are temperatures and up. i'll be back with a look at the lows plus a look at life or second which does show a system heading in our direction. i would let you know if you see some showers this weekend. >> coming up next, working to build a better bay area with bart. if you build? ? it, will they come >> we saw what i think was the bottom. and i remember feeling really terrified for the neighborhood children. >> tonight, see how much better san francisco's tenderloin has become. proof of building a better bay area. >> i family traveling abroad is shocked to find they racked up a huge roaming

dan: sandhya patel is here. sandhya: nice weather coming our way. if you missed it, let's get to the thanksgiving planner. first thing in the morning, patchy fog. upper 30's to low 50's. the sun is up. mid-60's to mid 70's by 4:00. clear and cooler in the evening. if you are traveling tomorrow, it will be heavy rain across the south. 61 in dallas. 72 in new orleans. snow showers in the rockies. quiet travel whether nationally. around the state, sunshine from top to bottom. 75 in los angeles. in southern california, the santa ana winds are concerning. another of when -- number of winter advisories in effect. we have a red flag warning going up first thing tomorrow morning. runs until friday morning so be careful if you are going down south. temperatures right now. 46 degrees in half moon bay. they are all over the board. 51 in san francisco. vi the down sloping wind is down to three miles in santa rosa. be careful out there. high pressure in command of our weather. we will be blocked from the storm at least through the weekend without area of high pr

dan: sandhya patel is here. sandhya: nice weather coming our way.et's get to the thanksgiving planner. first thing in the morning, patchy fog. upper 30's to low 50's. the sun is up. mid-60's to mid 70's by 4:00. clear and cooler in the evening. if you are traveling tomorrow, it will be heavy rain across the south. snow showers in the rockies. quiet travel whether nationally. around the state, sunshine from top to bottom. 75 in los angeles. in southern california, the santa ana winds are concerning. another of when -- number of winter advisories in effect. we have a red flag warning going up first thing tomorrow morning. runs until friday morning so be careful if you are going down south. temperatures right now. 46 degrees in half moon bay. they are all over the board. 51 in san francisco. visibility despite the down sloping wind is down to three miles in santa rosa. be careful out there. high pressure in command of our weather. we will be blocked from the storm at least through the weekend without area of high pressure and down sloping wins continui

ama: here is sandhya patel. sandhya: the weekend is going to be the start of a wet pattern but not a washout. let me show you this storm impact scale. it's a light level 1 every single day beginning tomorrow through tuesday. we will be seeing some wet weather for several days. right now, the atmospheric river in the pacific northwest but that life -- light level 1 storm will be heading in our direction. we are going to get a piece of the energy. tomorrow afternoon in the north bay, you start to see light rain at around 1:00 going into 5:00. it crosses the east bay and parts of the peninsula. not everyone is going to get rain out of th, we have muchmor. snowfall will amount to 48 inches at kirkwood. 40 in donner by midweek. it's a light level 1 storm for this weekend. rain late sunday night. weekend totals under a half an inch. i will be back with a closer look at what you can expect heading into early next week which includes election day. dan: thank you. developing news. it's been one week since the attack on pa

dan: whether you're traveling or not, let's get a look at the holiday forecast with sandhya patel. sandhya: the holiday travel is going to be just fine for most of the state. visibility is terrific at san francisco. high clouds passing through. fog near half moon bay. visibility is down to seven miles. i want to show you what it's like down south. wind warnings and wind advisories. fire weather watch going up as santa anna winds kick up. this doesn't happen until late tomorrow night. we have a freeze warning tomorrow morning. if you are going to grandma's, it's going to be 66 degrees in sacramento, 66 in san diego. 75 in los angeles. the sun will be shining statewide. nationally, rockies and the planes is where you might encounter delays due to a snowstorm down around florida. a few showers. i will be back with a look at your thanksgiving forecast for the bay area. ama: every holiday season, black friday sales begin earlier. ryan curry spoke with experts to get an explanation on if we should expect this for the years to come. >> several days in advance. is that surprising? >> yeah.

ama: sandhya patel has more. sandhya: while you may be seeing some sun, like from our emeryville camera, check out the news, it is snowing in the tahoe area come in the mountains, which is a great site, as we look at live doppler 7 must still some showers off the coast line heading in our direction this is right around mendocino park road. you will notice radar showing you some spotty, like return. as we widen out the picture, we have cold, unstable air coming in behind this system, and that means we will be looking at more showers, exclusive to abc 7 news, a light storm, spotty showers run 9:30 tonight good as we head into tomorrow morning's commute, make sure you grab your umbrella, because there will be a few showers around. that is not the only storm shared i will be back to tell you about another in a few minutes. ama: thank you. >> i knew one of the biggest promise in my life was nelson, my father. ama: the son of a man expected it -- suspected in a murder for hire case is speaking out. his father, nance --

dan: whether you're traveling or not, let's get a look at the holiday forecast with sandhya patel. hya: the holiday travel is going to be just fine for most of the state. visibility is terrific at san francisco. high clouds passing through. fog near half moon bay. visibility is down to seven miles. i want to show you what it's like down south. wind warnings and wind advisories. fire weather watch going up as santa anna winds kick up. this doesn't happen until late tomorrow night. we have a freeze warning tomorrow morning. if you are going to grandma's, it's going to be 66 degrees in sacramento, 66 in san diego. 75 in los angeles. the sun will be shining statewide. nationally, rockies and the planes is where you might encounter delays due to a snowstorm down around florida. a few showers. i will be back with a look at your thanksgiving forecast for the bay area. ama: every holiday season, black friday sales begin earlier. ryan curry spoke with experts to get an explanation on if we should expect this for the years to come. >> several days in advance. is that surprising? >> yeah. repo

ama: meteorologist sandhya patel is here. we might even introduce some showers. will change from tomorrow. as the ridge comes, it will change. down south until tomorrow. wind advisory and wind warnings are up as well through tomorrow. a wind warning until midnight. definitely gusty winds. it keeps the fire danger of. same wind direction to parts of san jose and oakland. cystine nine in the city. the a in santa rosa. a lovely fall day. really mild. from our camera, a gorgeous view of san francisco. morning high clouds and fog. we are looking at gusty winds returning friday afternoon and a rain chance early next week. right now, we do have high clouds up above. temperatures anywhere from the 30's to the 40's, just about everywhere except in san francisco. we start off your morning with fog. we will see high clouds filtering would sunshine throughout the day. while most of the fog will peel away, we will see some patches. in the morning, we will still see that patchy layer. we will have some fog in the morning. noticeably cooler day. might be in the upper 60's. this

dan: meteorologist sandhya patel is keeping us prepared. sandhya: the weather looks fantastic. just in time for thanksgiving. we will warm things up. i want to show you the forecast for tonight. spencer is up here already nine for the annual tree lighting ceremony. it's cool but not cold. 56 tonight, right at this hour. if you're going to hang around there for a few hours to enjoy, the temperature will drop to the low 50's. bundle up. here's a look at your 12 hour planner for thanksgiving day. chile start, but the sun will be out in mid 30's up a 40's. new to 4:00 p.m., the temperatures rise, you will be a good five to 10 degrees above average. really a warm afternoon, mainly clear in the evening. upper 50's to low 60's at 7:00. we have some passing high clouds across the bay area right now. in advance of a system pushing across the pacific, bringing rain and snow. high-pressure coming in, as it builds in over the next couple of days we're in fort warmer weather. -- four warmer weather. the storm of the pacific will come until later on. the storm is generating some larger swell

ama: here is sandhya patel. sandhya: the weekend is going to be the start of a wet pattern but not a washout. let me show you this storm impact scale. it's a light level 1 every single day beginning tomorrow through tuesday. we will be seeing some wet weather for several days. right now, the atmospheric river in the pacific northwest but that life -- light level 1 storm will be heading in our direction. we are going to get a piece of the energy. tomorrow afternoon in the north bay, you start to see light rain at around 1:00 going into 5:00. it crosses the east bay and parts of the peninsula. not everyone is going to get rain out of the system. sunday night, we have a much more of a soaker coming our way. snowfall will amount to 48 inches at kirkwood. 40 in donner by midweek. it's a light level 1 storm for this weekend. rain late sunday night. weekend totals under a half an inch. i will be back with a closer look at what you can expect heading into early next week which includes election day. dan: thank you. devel

kristin, larry, i have never been called professor sandhya patel. i've called other names but we will not go there. let me show you a live picture from pier 39. we have lots of sunshine. a few high clouds passing through. tonight is a big night at pier 39. ed is the annual tree lighting ceremony. spencer christian is going to be there to kickoff this big event. pier 39 is unwrapping its nightly tree lighting show. runs from tonight through january 8. live performance with the christmas tree will come to life every half-hour and so check it out because you could not ask for better weather. few high clouds passing through. upper 50's at 5:00. tree living is at 6:00 p.m. tonight. in case you want to hang around there, it is so nice out there. temperatures will drop down into the mid-50's. i do want to warn you if you are going to spend part of your thanksgiving or friday at the beach we do have a beach hazard statement thursday at 10:00 running until 1:00 a.m. friday. a higher risk of rip currents and sneaker waves so be careful. we are looking back to

sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya: the weather looks terrific for the weekend. it's changing.igh pressure brought us warmth today. temperatures were five to 10 degrees above average. low 70's to mid 80's. high-pressure starting to weaken and that's allowing the system to the north to come in. it won't bring us rain this weekend. dry cold front coming through. it's a cooler weekend. les hayes. more of an onshore breeze. our air quality will get better. right now, good to moderate as you see across the bay area. live view from our roof camera. for the weekend, moderate air quality saturday. sunday, good to moderate air quality. it looks spectacular as we look toward san francisco. patchy fog and high clouds overnight. cooling trend through next week. cold nights and mornings coming up with ross next tuesday and wednesday. not terribly cold right now but certainly a chill in the air. temperatures in the 30's to 50's as we head towards tomorrow morning. high clouds will continue to stream in. mid 30's to low 50's. fog on the golden gate bridge careful. tomorrow afternoon, temperat

and for the latest on the weather conditions, let's go to meteorologist sandhya patel. sandhya: yeah. so good to see this on the ground up in the mountains, ama and dan. let me show you a stunning view right now from zephyr cove. there is snow on the ground but you got to see that ski. it's on fire. let me show you what's coming their way and our way. it's a light level one storm. it's a very weak system right now. it is producing some showers across parts of northwestern california. as we go h hour-by-hour snow showers beginning to move toward the sierra nevada for tomorrow. so if you're traveling up there, definitely carry the chains. it's going to be a few snow showers and that's about it. but gusty winds up there as well. here's the three-day forecast. so saturday, light snow, gusty, 41 degrees after a morning temperature of 18. sunday is still gusty over the ridge tops. and we are looking at partly cloudy skies for monday. i'll be back with the shower time line for the bay area and what part of your weekend and who will get what coming up, dan. dan: thank you, sandh

sandhya patel is here. sandhya: i will deliver a gorgeous weekend for you guys.tdoor plans. i want to show you a live picture. look at the serene seen from our emeryville camera as we look back towards the bay and san francisco. temperatures, most areas on the mild side because of the fact that the wind is still down sloping. look at this. 56 in san francisco. it's in the 50's around concord, san jose, santa rosa. as we check out the wind right now, gusting to 42 out of the northeast on mount diablo. we've seen gusts on mount st. helena topping 65 miles per hour. mount diablo has been up there as well. the wind will slowly come down as we go hour-by-hour. 25 to 35 mile per hour winds. strongest in the hills. tomorrow, still breezy near the coast. here's what's creating the windy pattern. low pressure moving on. high-pressure building in. the wind funneling from high to low and we were right in the middle of it. southern california, high wind warning. red flag warning for the upcoming weekend. if you are traveling, be careful going down. 75 in los angeles and wend

sandhya patel is here with the forecast. as cold as it was this morning. we had freezing and sub freezing conditions especially in our norland north bay and east bay. the wind is coming out of the north, northeast, 25 miles an hour in knoxville. it's a downsloping wind. and that is helping to raise the temperatures. it is 11 degrees warmer in half moon bay. up five compared yesterday in oakland. here's a live view. that same off-shore wind is going to help to take our temperatures up tomorrow afternoon. so it's going to be noticeably warmer in santa rosa from 63. six degrees warmer. oakland you're going from 55 to 67. and in san jose three degrees warmer up to 76 degree. high pressure is right off the pacific northwest coast. the winds are flowing from the high to the low. that northeasterly wind is going to bring stronger winds to southern california. high wind warning for the inland areas under a wind advisory and this is for tomorrow. that same wind direction out of the northeast, a stopping santa ana winds are expected mo

dan: sandhya patel is here with a first look at the forecast. sandhya: it will feel like winter has arrived. i want to show you the temperatures right now, they are already in the low 40's to low 50's across the region. 39 in los gatos. freezing inland. patchy frost. here's the deal. we have frost advisory for the north bay valleys, 12 to 9:00 tomorrow morning. hard freeze and freeze warnings for lake and mendocino counties. temperatures will be plunging. let me show you an hourly look. 5:00 tomorrow morning, seeing some mid 30's. by the time we head into 8:00, low 30's showing up. when sheltered valleys dropping down to the 20's. i will be back to tell you how long the cold will last and win more wet weather will move in, coming right up. dan: thank you. a tip to police has led to an arrest in a hit-and-run crash in san jose. some of the video is tough to watch. surveillance footage captured the moment a driver struck and injured a grandmother and her three-year-old grandson. this could have been a tragedy. police say someone reported seeing a c

as far as holiday ideas you might have, sandhya patel is tracking what to ask -- suspect for your day tomorrow. sandhya: a gorgeous day tomorrow. just like today. this is one indication of what you can expect from our camera. visibility unlimited looking at the golden gate bridge. air quality not so great. it's a spare the air, santa clara will have poor air quality. moderate across the rest of the region. santa rosa airport tied at 72. napa airport at 70. that was a new record for today. it was warm enough around fairfield, oakland, santa cruz to make you wonder, is it november? it was a mild to warm thanksgiving. overnight tonight, high clouds passing through. as we head towards noon, 60's and even a few 70's in the south bay. by 2:00 in the afternoon, the warmest spots in the low 70's. if you are going to brave the crowds and do black friday shopping, here's your planner. 40's and 50's. dress in layers because it's a cool start. by noontime, comfortable. afternoon, mid-60's to low 70's before it cools off at 7:00. i will be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. stephanie

dan: sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: now we are going to bring on the chill.coming. as you will notice, there is some cold, unstable air coming in with this dry system, the cold front coming through the bay area. while we will knockout ran -- not to get rain with this system, rain is coming. with that cold front coming through, the winds have been gusting out of the northwest at 32 at sfo. mount diablo, 41 miles per hour. winds will continue tonight. at 6:00, 30 5, 40 mile-per-hour winds along the coast. those winds will continue late tonight before they begin to die down, but as they died down, the chill is going to settle in. let me show you a picture from our citro tower camera. certainly a shaky camera, 53 in the city and palo alto. 54 in oakland. a live look from our san jose camera, and a few clouds there. temperatures in the 50's from santa rosa to concord. our highs today, in the mid 50's to mid 60's. that will be the warmest day of the next seven. look at this gorgeous shot as we look towards the golden gate bridge. the storm arrives late wednesday in

sandhya patel is here with the timeline. sandhya: we are fast forwarding to winter a few weeks early. let me show you what the temperatures look like right now . down to freezing in fairfield. we are on our way to a cold night compared to 24 hours ago. 14 degrees drop in novato. we don't have the wind which is helping. 10 degrees cooler in oakland. hour-by-hour. tomorrow morning, below freezing and some of our inland valleys by 7:00. light level 1 storm comes in from western canada. it's pushing moisture into the pacific northwest. eventually it gets here. weak to moderate atmospheric river, bringing storm concerns, ponding on the roadways with heavy rain. there is a moderate risk of that. i will be back with a closer look at the timeline, coming up. ama: a man's body found tonight and signed a burned apartment in oakland. fire crews say they put out a small fire at a building on foothill boulevard and 20 3rd avenue. a man who lives in the apartment suffered burns and was found dead inside. a dog was safely removed. no word y

sandhya patel is here. sandhya: i will deliver a gorgeous weekend for you guys. good to go for outdoor plans. i want to show you a live picture. look at the serene seen from our emeryville camera as we look back towards the bay and san francisco. temperatures, most areas on the mild side because of the fact that the wind is still down sloping. look at this. 56 in san francisco. it's in the 50's around concord, san jose, santa rosa. as we check out the wind right now, gusting to 42 out of the northeast on mount diablo. we've seen gusts on mount st. helena topping 65 miles per hour. mount diablo has been up there as well. the wind will slowly come down as we go hour-by-hour. 25 to 35 mile per hour winds. strongest in the hills. tomorrow, still breehere's wha'y pattern. low pressure moving on. high-pressure building in. unneling from high to low and we were right in the middle of it. southern california, high wind warning. red flag warning for the upcoming weekend. if you are traveling, be careful going down. 75 in los angeles and wendy. 59 in vegas. 45 degrees. not

ama: meteorologist sandhya patel is here. we might even introduce some showers. hya: a beautiful view. that will change from tomorrow. as the ridge comes, it will change. down south until tomorrow. wind advisory and wind warnings are up as well through tomorrow. a wind warning until midnight. definitely gusty winds. it keeps the fire danger of. same wind direction to parts of san jose and oakland. cystine nine in the city. the a in santa rosa. a lovely fall day. really mild. from our camera, a gorgeous view of san francisco. morning high clouds and fog. we are looking at gusty winds returning friday afternoon and a rain chance early next week. right now, we do have high clouds up above. temperatures anywhere from the 30's to the 40's, just about everywhere except in san francisco. we start off your morning with fog. we will see high clouds filtering would sunshine throughout the day. while most of the fog will peel away, we will see some patches. in the morning, we will still see that patchy layer. we will have some fog in the morning. noticeably cooler day. might

sandhya patel is tracking what's left of the rain tonight. hya: we still have some showers tonight. i want to show you live doppler 7. we got a good soaking today on election day. i'm glad to hear that it didn't affect the voter turnout. mount hamilton at 32 degrees. mix precipitation right now. spotty showers around the east bay. as we widen the picture, you will notice there were numerous reports of flooding which included parts of the bay area today. there was even a tornado in sacramento county near gault. it was a week tornado. that cold air associated with the low-pressure system triggering thunderstorms, bringing downpours. look at these rainfall totals. for many areas, between one and three inches. it is dumping in the mountains. this is from our camera. chain controls on all roads leading up to the sierra nevada as it is still snowing. winter storm warning in effect until 10:00 tomorrow. an additional 17 inches of snow. watch out. building great -- golden gate bridge, slippery roadways. a level one on our exclusive storm impact scale

sandhya patel is here with the forecast. sandhya: it's not going to be quite as cold as it was this morning. we had freezing and sub freezing conditions especially in our norland north bay and east bay. the wind is coming out of the north, northeast, 25 miles an hour in knoxville. it's a downsloping wind. and that is helping to raise the temperatures. it is running 11 degrees warmer in half moon bay. up five compared yesterday in oakland. here's a live view. that same off-shore wind is going to help to take our temperatures up tomorrow afternoon. so it's going to be noticeably warmer in santa rosa from 63. six degrees warmer. oakland you're going from 55 to 67. and in san jose three degrees warmer up to 76 degree. high pressure is right off the pacific northwest coast. the winds are flowing from the high to the low. that northeasterly wind is going to bring stronger winds to southern california. high wind warning for the inland areas under a wind advisory and this is for tomorrow. that same wind direction out of the northeast

sandhya patel is here with the timeline. sandhya: we are fast forwarding to winter a few weeks early. let me show you what the temperatures look like right now . down to freezing in fairfield. we are on our way to a cold night compared to 24 hours ago. 14 degrees drop in novato. we don't have the wind which is helping. 10 degrees cooler in oakland. hour-by-hour. tomorrow morning, below freezing and some of our inland valleys by 7:00. light level 1 storm comes in from western canada. it's pushing moisture into the pacific northwest. eventually it gets here. weak to moderate atmospheric river, bringing storm concerns, ponding on the roadways with heavy rain. there is a moderate risk of that. i will be back with a closer look at the timeline, coming up. ama: a man's body found tonight and signed a burned apartment in oakland. fire crews say they put out a small fire at a building on foothill boulevard and 20 3rd avenue. a man who lives in the apartment suffered burns and was found dead inside. a dog was safely removed. no word y

let's turn to sandhya patel with our forecast and what a situation in upstate new york. be of historic proportions. it is going to impact travel as the heavy snow is hitting the area. you will notice right now on live doppler 7, they are expecting this to last several days. some areas around buffalo expected to get over four feet of snow. they've already seen up to a foot. as we take at the warnings that are up, lake effect snow warning on the buffalo side. winter storm warning and pink here. you will notice winter weather advisories and purple. definitely going to be blowing heavy snow. low visibility. it's going to be paralyzing for that area. for us, we have an inside slider. a system that is moving into the northern portion of california. it will move down the spine of the sierra. as it moves down, high-pressure is going to come in. high-pressure builds in. the winds funnel from the high to the low, right through california which means gusty winds. strongest winds in southern california tomorrow. that will bring a fire weather watch this weekend. into affect on saturd

sandhya patel is here. >> it was absolutely gorgeous. really mild weather.0's to the low 70's in places like santa rosa, san rafael, oakland. post sunset view of the high clouds. color from the east bay hills camera. another equally stunning view of the city by the way. i want to show you -pressure controlling the weather. wehigh-pressure and low-pressure systems that brought us the wind are separating. the winds are still going down south. a strong enough, gusty enough that red flag warning's are in effect through 7:00 p.m. wind warnings and winter advisories -- wind advisories. critical fire weather for southern california. for us, quieter conditions. winds are not as strong as the last 24 to 48 hours. in the 50's and 60's now. here's a view from the san jose camera. a combination of morning high clouds and fog. cooler tomorrow afternoon. gusty winds returning. rain chance early next week. not looking as promising. first thing tomorrow morning, starting out with fog, higher clouds. that combination will continue. temperatures dropping off. not as warm as t

dan: meteorologist sandhya patel is tracking it as we move toward the weekend, and we are watching for? sandhya: it is going to be disappointing what i'm about to say, dan and ama, that chance is so small now, and the possibility is looking bleaker and bleaker for next week. i will show you something that is going to brighten your night, our post sunset view from our san jose camera. nice colors appeared we've had high clouds passing through the bay area. still some fog around the coast, but we are also seeing those higher clouds. better news about our drought situation. here is the latest update. we have seen a minor improvement in our drought in most categories of our drought, especially across the central valley, and that includes us as well. from last week to this week, a minor improvement is better than no improvement there hopefully that will continue. don't get me wrong, we are still in a severe to extreme drought in the eastern portion of our area, as we take a look at our live picture from our emeryville camera. in san francisco, it is absolutely gorgeous. half moon bay, 54 de

dan: sandhya patel is here with a first look at the forecast. sandhya: it will feel like winter has arrived. i want to show you the temperatures right now, they are already in the low 40's to low 50's across the region. 39 in los gatos. freezing inland. patchy frost. here's the deal. we have frost advisory for the north bay valleys, 12 to 9:00 tomorrow morning. hard freeze and freeze warnings for lake and mendocino counties. temperatures will be plunging. let me show you an hourly look. 5:00 tomorrow morning, seeing some mid 30's. by the time we head into 8:00, low 30's showing up. when sheltered valleys dropping down to the 20's. i will be back to tell you how long the cold will last and win more wet weather will move in, coming right up. dan: thank you. a tip to police has led to an arrest in a hit-and-run crash in san jose. some of the video is tough to watch. surveillance footage captured the moment a driver struck and injured a grandmother and her three-year-old grandson. this could have been a tragedy. police say someone reported seeing a c

let's turn to sandhya patel with our forecast and what a situation in upstate new york. ic proportions. it is going to impact travel as the heavy snow is hitting the area. you will notice right now on live doppler 7, they are expecting this to last several days. some areas around buffalo expected to get over four feet of snow. they've already seen up to a foot. as we take at the warnings that are up, lake effect snow warning on the buffalo side. winter storm warning and pink here. you will notice winter weather advisories and purple. definitely going to be blowing heavy snow. low visibility. it's going to be paralyzing for that area. for us, we have an inside slider. a system that is moving into the northern portion of california. it will move down the spine of the sierra. as it moves down, high-pressure is going to come in. high-pressure builds in. the winds funnel from the high to the low, right through california which means gusty winds. strongest winds in southern california tomorrow. that will bring a fire weather watch this weekend. into affect on saturday. high win

as far as holiday ideas you might have, sandhya patel is tracking what to ask -- suspect for your day tomorrow. sandhya: a gorgeous day tomorrow. just like today. this is one indication of what you can expect from our camera. visibility unlimited looking at the golden gate bridge. air quality not so great. it's a spare the air, santa clara will have poor air quality. moderate across the rest of the region. santa rosa airport tied at 72. napa airport at 70. that was a new record for today. it was warm enough around fairfield, oakland, santa cruz to make you wonder, is it november? it was a mild to warm thanksgiving. overnight tonight, high clouds passing through. as we head towards noon, 60's and even a few 70's in the south bay. by 2:00 in the afternoon, the warmest spots in the low 70's. if you are going to brave the crowds and do black friday shopping, here's your planner. 40's and 50's. dress in layers because it's a cool start. by noontime, comfortable. afternoon, mid-60's to low 70's before it cools off at 7:00. i will be back with a full look at the forecast coming up. stephanie

sandhya patel has the latest. sandhya: the weather looks terrific for the weekend. it's changing.y. temperatures were five to 10 degrees above average. low 70's to mid 80's. high-pressure starting to weaken and that's allowing the system to the north to come in. it won't bring us rain this weekend. dry cold front coming through. it's a cooler weekend. les hayes. more of an onshore breeze. our air quality will get better. right now, good to moderate as you see across the bay area. live view from our roof camera. for the weekend, moderate air quality saturday. sunday, good to moderate air quality. it looks spectacular as we look toward san francisco. patchy fog and high clouds overnight. cooling trend through next week. cold nights and mornings coming up with ross next tuesday and wednesday. not terribly cold right now but certainly a chill in the air. temperatures in the 30's to 50's as we head towards tomorrow morning. high clouds will continue to stream in. mid 30's to low 50's. fog on the golden gate bridge careful. tomorrow afternoon, temperatures coming down. upper 50's around

we start with sandhya patel with a look at what we can expect. sandhya: a stormy morning ride.l change dramatically as we head towards tomorrow morning. it is a level two, moderate-strength storm, exclusive to abc 7 news, and it will come in just as that commute begins tomorrow morning. minor urban flooding is expected, so be careful. allow that extra time. as we go hour-by-hour tonight, a few showers will develop at 11:00 p.m. in the northern part of our viewing area, but most of you will have to wait until tomorrow morning, and this is when it slams into our region. 6:00, you will notice some downpours across our region. this continues at 8:00 a.m. and this is just the start of some wet weather ahead. i will be back with a closer look at your weekend. kristen: now to the north bay. larry: i understand there are concerns storm could bring

a live look at conditions outside, sandhya patel is here with a look at the cold snap and when rain is will start with the chill, then we will bring on the rain. the wind will be a big factor, the winds are gusty out of the northwest. over higher terrain, 47 on mount diablo. once the winds drop off overnight, you will see temperatures plunging. 7:00 tonight, you are ok, 40's and 50's. turn up the heat tonight, put a blanket on the bed because by 6:00 a.m., down to freezing in santa rosa. where the numbers bought them out. a

let's bring in sandhya patel. temperatures are about to drop. ya: for the weekend we will see cooler weather. colder next week. let me show you a live picture. visibility is terrific across the bay. moderate air quality for saturday. good to moderate on sunday. with the patches -- the passage of this cold front, it will clear some of the haze in the air from the wood-burning pollution. temperatures 40's and 50's right now. we check out a live picture from our san jose camera. numbers tomorrow morning in the 30's and 40's. a few high clouds. brightening up for the afternoon. upper 50's to 60's. cooler saturday and sunday. temperatures dropping more next week. cold tuesday and wednesday morning with frost. a level 1 storm bringing us rain chances friday. ama: it is black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. some amazon workers went on strike, a call for safer work conditions. the campaign is led by a coalition of 70 trade unions and organizations. they have issued a list of demands and are holding protests in more than 30 countries

sandhya patel is here with the forecast for thanksgiving and beyond. sandhya: that's right, and thanksgiving looks fantastic. tomorrow morning, we start off with some patchy fog, upper 30's to low 50's. it is kind of cool, but bright skies. quickly warming up and by 4:00 p.m., we are talking mid-60's to mid 70's, so many areas above average this time of year. it is a pretty quiet picture other than some showers across the south and some snow across the southern rockies. those will be the areas where you see the precip tomorrow, excessive and heavy rain across much of the southern states from texas to louisiana, so travel could be impacted as they are expecting flooding. wendy down in southern california, sun will be shining up and down the state. 75 in l.a. numerous wind warnings and wind advisories and a red flag warning going up thursday into friday, so be careful if you're traveling to the sierra. thanksgiving is mild. tahoe will be looking at dry skies friday, saturday, sunday. i will be back with our local weekend forecast in just a few minutes. am