a major storm is about to hit the sierra. that's supposed to drop a lot of snow basically making everything impassable. we haven't seen a storm like this yet this year. john, trouble in the weather center complete coverage coming up in just a minute. and here, look at futurecast for we're tracking the rain that this tracking the rain that this storm is going to bring th bay area as well. nonstop rain basically starting today until sunday potentially. we'll see how much is set to fall in how much is set to fall in just a minute. "overflowing with ideas and energy." that's the san francisco chronicle endorsing democrat katie porter for senate over all other options. porter is "easily the most impressive candidate." "known for her grilling of corporate executives." with "deep policy knowledge." katie porter's housing plan has "bipartisan-friendly ideas to bring homebuilding costs down." and the chronicle praises "her ideas to end soft corruption in politics." let's shake up the senate. with democrat katie porter. i'm katie porte

obviously that pales in comparison to the sierra. but it is notable as for this year, the next several days comes along with a blizzard warning going into effect here in 15 minutes all the way through 10:00am on sunday says because it's not just the heavy snow, its winds gusting as high as 80 to 90 miles per hour. this is going to result in likely. it is going to result in drifting snow, white out conditions on roadways. sierra weather conditions the next several days, 2000 to 4,000 feet. as far as snow level dropping to that point, we will have 5 to 10 feet of snowfall above 5,000 feet in elevation. we're sitting on futurecast. we do have showers drifting into the bay area. today are heavier rainfall moving in this afternoon. a chance of thunderstorms along with it today into tomorrow, especially so watch for some heavy showers. good news is the ground is dry. so it's going to absorb a whole lot of this and any excess is going make its way into streams whose water levels have fallen. means there's room here. we're not going to be lo

not quite yet for the sierra. if you do need to head back from the sierra right now is your time to do so. your window is closing extremely rapidly. this system right here, you can see all that snow sitting out in the gulf of alaska. that low is going to trudge its way down here and along with it, some really cold air. this is going to be a good rain for the bay, but it is going to be in exceptional snowfall for the sierra. so that's where we're going to start. we're talking feet upon feet of snowfall in the sierra nevada. i know a lot of people that go up to the sierra almost every weekend during ski season. you don't have a problem with it. this is a weekend where you're going to have some problems with the chains are not going to cut it. roadways are going to be impossible to drive on. we are talking latest models from donner summit, 5 to 12 feet of snowfall piling up up there. this is not anywhere close to exaggeration. it is going to be completely impassable for likely multiple days on i-80 on highway 50. if

here is a live look at sierra at tahoe resort where snow was already falling. rear blizzard warning is in effect as well. this system could bring more than 10 feet of snow in the next three days and wind conditions up to 80 miles per hour which could also bring down trees and power lines. officials are warning folks not to travel to the tahoe area. they are expecting zero visibility on the roads and chp says drivers can expect to see road closures. >> it is going to be very likely the freeway will probably end up being shut down numerous times, if not for possibly long periods of time. >> the snow is causing big problems on i-80. crews are working to clear the big rig that overturned on its side east of the donner lake interchange. that crash locking all eastbound lanes right now. chp says the driver suffered minor injuries. no word on when the road will reopen. >>> because of this storm, state water regulators conducted their third snow survey of the season today. crews were out at phillips station this morning and will release the results later on today. last

i mentioned, the sierras got 80 to 100 miles per hour. peak gusts, especially higher up upper 50's to low 60's for your daytime highs today and a look ahead shows low 50's into the weekend. we've got cold temperatures this weekend with chilly nights. mountain snowfall in our peaks here in the bay and heavy mountain snow in the sierra right now. i want thank you for that. getting a look at our morning commute. they bridge right now about 19 minutes there. remember, they just look out not seen any accidents on your bridges. 24 min arrive. mateo bridge richards ever fo bridge 13 minute there. and golden gate bridge. 37, it solves. >> 40 minutes. >> time now is a 17 from for your local election headquarters. and we're just 5 days away now from the primary election day this morning, we have an exclusive new inside california politics. emerson college poll. it shows the race for californians open u.s. senate seat is very, very close. yeah. getting closer by the day, capitol correspondent eytan wallace breaks down the results. kratt adam schiff,

but the sierra, this is a major storm. summing up breakdown both for us. >> starting with the bay area right now, we do have some light showers pushing in across the region. not too too bad. just yet, though. in fact, radars looking really quiet here locally. there's where your rain is stashed out further up to our north snow kicking off north of i-80 this morning. nothing around lake tahoe just yet massive system sitting in the gulf of alaska and northern pacific dropping down our direction. and as this cold air advances our way over the next 24 hours, we have got a big cool down in the works. this is going to lower snow elevation as low as 1500 feet starting tomorrow night, especially into saturday morning, could see some snowfall on bay area. mountaintops, but really the sierra is where it's going to be coming down. and i know a lot of people that go up to this year, this time of year, almost every weekend. you're the type of people that are definitely used to it. i don't care who you are. what change you've got. this i

for saturday snowfall piling up in the sierra. our radar is fairly active this afternoon, especially up in northern california. look at these lightning strikes detected close to redding, and we have some scattered rain here. and of course, the snow already showing up in the sierra right now. we'll check out the current radar image. santa rosa has been reporting some steady rain, at least at the sonoma county airport up in napa county. some activity closer to fairfield as well, and then some scattered rain showers closer to the santa cruz mountains and also in the santa clara valley. but the winds have also been picking up as well. take a look at these current wind reports. over 30 miles an hour right now. at least the gusts for santa rosa and napa out toward. let's see, half moon bay gusting to 32 and sfo gusting at 22 miles an hour. so solid cloud cover this afternoon. some breezy winds as well, some gusty winds shaking the camera around a bit and current numbers mainly in the 50s to the lower 60s. so definitely cooler than yeste

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snow in the sierra.ook ahead to see when we are going to warm up here, the cold blast remains over the bay area. we are taking this all the way out to march 10th, so if you are looking for spring-like temperatures, it may be a while. we may see the snow on the hills lasting a whil the rain will ease up on little on sunday afternoon. another storm system arrives late tuesday into wednesday as we get the next wave of rain and sierra snow. a very active storm pattern here over the next several days. keep the umbrella close by along with the coats and sweaters. >>> this is summit road from northbound 17. a crash first reported southbound 17 around los gatos farms and the turnoff there on the north bay side adding to the backup coming from the santa cruz side. it's really jammed. the first crash is there, and this crash is in the fast lane. it's closer to the southbound traffic and that will impact folks heading out of the south bay which is moving smoothly. the rest of the day is predictable. back to you. >>

rain here means snow up in the sierra.nd right now, a blizzard warning is in effect there hopefully everyone there is prepped and ready to hunker down for the storm and as we wake up this morning, rachel wolf with the sister station is out at kovr doing the hard work right now. she's out in myers with more conditions on those roads and all the conditions out there. how are things looking right now. rachel? >> reporter: good morning, yeah, we moved from caltrans station where they had salt and sand and plows and scrapers to a gas station now. where we've seen a few people coming in. gassing up. deep -- depressurizing the tires and basically letting the air out of the tires to get more traction. you can see the mountainside here and look at the clouds that are coming over the top of the hill. absolutely beautiful. but that is going to meanblizzard-like conditions and 8 to 12 feet of snow we're hearing in the bay area, it could be the biggest storm of the season. those living in the sierra say they are prepared and some makin

snowfall in the sierra nevada. the mountains will be off the charts with as much as 5 to 12 feet of snowfall above 5,000 feet in elevation. includes areas like donner summit on i-80. it is going to take crews days to be cleaning up this feet of snowfall with those plows. so anticipating snowed in for several days up in the sierra. if you're up there, make sure to bring emergency supplies. power outages are certainly possible as well. several days of food. as for our northern neighbors here in the bay area, sonoma and napa county mountains could see 3 to 6 inches of snowfall. so this is low elevation stuff. it's not just the feet of snow in the sierra. that is the concern. it's the 80 to 90 miles per hour wind gusts that we have that are prompting blizzard warnings that just went into effect moments ago, lasting through 10:00am on sunday with those strong winds, risk of power outages and that compounded with being snowed in, not an ideal situation for being in the mountains. so this is very hazardous weather. if you

sierra. snow levels may drop further than previous storms this season. look at about three thoeu feet in the community of alta right after colfax, we are looking at one or two feet of snow. if we double that to 6,000 feet, it doubles. gusty winds and whiteout conditions and bone chilling temperatures, and so we will be here to monitor that. >>> let's go to mike and see where we can see cheaper gas prices. >> cinthia, you are showing the snow falling, and i am showing gas prices doing not so much. the best price in the state, 3.73, and in marin county, the lowest price in the north bay or marin county, 3.99. >>> on the roadways, everything is light. the green sensors for the most part, we do have one issue as we get over towards the earlier crash i talked about on the east shore freeway, getting away from the bay bridge, there was a short period of time where there was the traffic break. we saw the traffic stop going away from the bridge. chp did stop the cruise for a couple minutes. that tow

avoid the sierra. extremely dangerous driving conditions are expected. in fact, a blizzard warning is about to go to effect. the whole area bracing for the strongest storm of the season so far you can see it turning right there in the pacific tonight. >>> heavy snow there which means heavy rain here. let's get right toward chief meteorologist, jeff ranieri, this is too much for two areas here. >> the reason why it will be one of the strongest storms for the season is this is the first storm system we are going to see drop-down from the arctic this strong. we have really seen most of the storm system's coming in from the south with those atmospheric rivers that have been overall word. so doppler radar right now, that neck storm system is just off to the north. really, for tomorrow morning, i don't see any big problems for the commute, we've deceived some spotty shower chances but it will begin to pick up by 1:00 p.m. over napa and sonoma counties with heavier rain. really through the duration of the storm system, what we will see is some on-again off-agai

and he told me that we just found sierra dead.ember nothing else after that. >> joe that he says he got a call that afternoon as well. there was crime scene tape up his ex-wife's apartment. the corner was there to. he says he feared the worst. and went to go talk to the children just six and seven years old. >> he said a prayer, them in a matter what happens, i love you very much. i didn't tell them any details but i told them, you know, something might go out mom and we don't know yet. ask daddy questions. >> the day but? >> sun asked me if you have some candy. >> the nose mom was that? >> i don't know. we did know. at this point, we had assumptions, and worries, fares. >> assumptions, worries, fares. and that was just day one. >> the investigation begins in sierra's ex husband is the first person in the hot seat. >> coming up. >> i see an officer approach me with this gun and he races up and says don't move. >> please have some questions for jarred. >> you're the last one that i love to see her, it was some that you want to talk

if you're staying in the sierra prepared to be snowed in and if you want to get out of the sierra today is your chance to do so. we do have a blizzard warning taking effect tomorrow up in the sierra nevada through saturday. snow level on saturday morning in particular drops to 1500 feet in elevation or as low as 2000 feet wide spread. this means no down into the foothills and even some snow in some of our bay area mountain peaks. just expect those closures anticipate not to be doing much moving in the sierra starting tomorrow. bay area, quiet, nice clear today. tomorrow we get our own dose of weather in all of this has to do with this low pressure and this deep dive of the jet stream dragging in some cool arctic air on across the region. this is going to really keep us cooler and cooler as the days go by. this is why saturday morning actually has are low elevation. snow fall. today is nice and warm and sunny tonight. some clouds in tomorrow morning. showers start on the lighter side of things but really pick up as we move on into tomorrow afternoon. staying with us on into saturday. as

in the sierra they'll really feel the brunt of this one. blizzard warning goes into effect at 4:00 a.m. tomorrow. the snow really picks up tomorrow night with the heaviest snow falling friday, friday night and saturday. 3 to 5 inches of snow per hour, add it all up above 3,000 feet, 1 to 4 feet of total snowfall, above 5,000 feet anywhere from 5 to 10 feet plus of snow. the donner summit picking up potentially 12 plus feet of total snow and the winds will be 60 to 100 miles an hour, whiteout conditions, impossible travel through the sierra the next several days. let's talk about our forecast, the seven-day outlook, and we'll be bold and put one dry day in the forecast tuesday. i'm going to leave a question mark after the words mostly dry. it's a wet stretch of weather as we finish february tomorrow and leap day heading into early march. the showers on sunday will be few and far between, a chance of showers monday, our maybe dry day tuesday giving way to another round of rainfall wednesday next week. temperatures will run below normal throug

. >> people are getting ready for what could be an assortment snowfall in the sierra and we have the latest on this first alert weather day and impact you can expect in the bay. >>> today is february 29th. a day that only comes every four years. that forever changed one east bay family. this morning how 11 minutes made all the difference. >>> taking a live look outside on this thursday morning. we are keeping a close eye on your forecast and we are looking live , you can see over the water not too much rain. it is pretty dry in the bay. you may want to grab the rain jacket and just a couple hours as that is going to change. >>> in the sierra storm could bring record amounts of single day snowfall. caltrans is warning drivers to please stay off the road. the agency says they are prepared for conditions to get to dangerous for the workers, but they hope it does not come to that. >> it is pretty much their job to keep the roads open. at all times. they definitely have safety protocols in place. and most of the time these guys are in vehicles and at least they are in a closed environment

this is great news central sierra about 81% of average southern sierra. big improvement for you as well. so this is awesome. we needed to see that heavy snowfall and we got up there as for where we're sitting with high temperatures today, it's upper 50's to low 60's later on and we're going to be looking at those temperatures. only warming further specially on into saturday, going to be a gorgeous start to the weekend friday and saturday, sunday starts dry. but we do see chances of rainfall really returning later sunday and especially escalating into monday. as for your roads, what we got out there this morning is a pretty easy commute aside from the fog so far, it really is the dense fog is holding you up elsewhere. not necessarily at the bay bridge, nor at the san mateo bridge where it's looking. all right. but take a look at the richmond. sandra fell is so foggy and up there. this is one of those spans along with the golden gate that you're going want to be slowing it down a little bit as you're making your crossing over. great. thank you, john. along

heavy snow for the sierra winter in full force with this one. lots of sun today. no winter just yet. but tomorrow it arrives. cloud cover overnight. tonight, showers start light during the morning. picking up into the afternoon, getting heavier as we move into friday and saturday as far as today is concerned, we stay dry tomorrow. you do have a quarter to three-quarters of an inch of rainfall. we'll add more on top of that friday into saturday. even more likely into next week to get the trend here. a whole lot of changes. temperatures today. very comfy, san jose, all the way to 68 degrees sf and oakland in the low 60's. tomorrow we start our trend of 50's by saturday. we're barely even hitting 50 degrees. temperatures will be very chilly in saturday morning's the most likely to see low elevation snow fall right here on our hillsides in the bay right for that, let's get your role you're traveling into the city right now. 16 minutes. >> no accidents on a ridge is you make a good time. 30 minute run 80 to 101 traveling across towards peninsula. here it is ever feel.

sierra snow lab.ignificant storm expected from thursday through sunday could bring 6 to 9 feet of snow to the region. the snow lab says most of that snow is expected to fall friday into saturday morning. for a little bit more on that got gayle ong here. high gayle. hello. it we could see those winter storm warnings back in place and the back end of the weekend, that same storm system will be bringing us rain as we know it rains in the bay area. it will snow in the sierra and here's half do right now is just beautiful at this hour. you see the snow right now here in the hills and some snow leftover on the trees. and this is where we are right now with the snow pack. as you could see about 95% in the northern sierra upper 70's for the rest of the sierra. we haven't getting a lot of snow. so this could change and will be keeping track on our snow pack that will be helping us in the long term. we're starting to see some snowflakes at this hour. had expected some snow showers tonight. and as a we have a sy

in the sierra. in the next several days, a blizzard warning already in effect for the area of lake tahoe south to yosemite. ktla, erasmus tracking all the warnings and advice from the chp and emergency officials, ali. yeah. >> garcia. the bottom line the warning overall, don't try to drive to the sierra at this point. ski resorts and emergency officials are expecting this to be the biggest storm of the season, and it's already on its way. in fact, behind me is a live picture of interstate 80. look at how the camera is shaking here. now, when we check this live picture about an hour ago, there was no snow on the road. now you can see a light dusting of it and again, wind gusts are already up. pretty impressive at this point. palisades tahoe mountains operations team reports that they have some wind gusts up in the peaks. have already 100mph. now this blizzard warning is now in effect. this is a some video from the webcam from the palisades. it went into effect about six hours earlier than what we wer

but today, both the sierra and the bay are nice and dry. that's your weather maker sitting up there off the coast of alaska. it dies down deep, dragging in with it. some colder air along with this dip in the jet stream that's going to be giving us our snow in the mountains, in our rain right here in the day. and of course, the cooldown that comes along with all of it. futurecast shows us nice, sunny, dry skies today. cloud cover does increase overnight tonight. and as we move into tomorrow, do expect showers initially to be light in the morning, but picking up into the afternoon. here you go. 09:00am on futurecast. seeing some heavier bands rolling up into sonoma county. we'll take a while for them to get to the rest of us. tomorrow's rainfall anywhere between a quarter to three-quarters of an inch, adding additional showers on into friday and saturday, several inches of rain possible in the coastal ranges. and we see even more of a into next week to so several days of wet weather for us. as for the sierra nevada, it is multiple feet of sno

highest point crossing the sierra. and that is going to be really tough for crews to get through plower that snow off. so expect a lot of delays and multiple closures not going to be doing a lot of moving around up there on into especially friday morning into saturday. also some snow here in the bay area. we're going to see mountaintops as low as 1500 feet. 3 to 6 inches of it on some of the higher mountains up in northern napa. sonoma lake and mendocino counties. so definitely our own wintry dose back here at home, too. the national weather service has issued a blizzard warning taking effect tomorrow through saturday and above 5,000 feet in elevation. expect anywhere between 5 to 10 feet of snow. widespread 12 feet. plus on some of our crest mountains of the sierra. so that is going to be a huge dose of snow going to take a while to dig out from it today, though, on the other hand, nothing going on out there. just sunshine. really do enjoy today. use that as a storm prep day. if need be. as for tomorrow, low pressure

the sierra snowpack makes up about a third of california's water supply, and people who live in the sierratores are busy with customers. they're buying food, warm clothes, winter boots, snow shovels, batteries and more in truckee, the owners of and the workers at mountain hardware and sports are helping the locals and the visitors get ready for the coming storm. >> it's the gamut. so we're, uh, shovels, tire chains, uh, ice melt generators, lanterns, flashlights, batteries. um, anything that you can think of that somebody would need for a power outage or a severe storm. and there are coming in for it, believing. >> and longtime residents are telling visitors to stay away. this weekend is not the right time for a casual visit, because the roads are going to be messy, even if the area gets half the amount of snow that's been forecast. and just a reminder for you, you can download the ktvu weather app. very important. stay up to date on the storm. it has interactive radar and the hourly forecast. you can also send us your photos of the rain or snow you see. ktvu may show them on air and onlin

now skies crystal clear today, all the way from the sierra north coast. but there's your next weather maker sitting right to our north and trudging are the way tomorrow. so tomorrow does start that process. several days of wet weather today. on the other hand, we got that mostly sunny skies, daytime highs in some spots getting close to 70 degrees. all of the full breakdown. still ahead, roadways right now looking. all right. we are seeing the bay bridge doing fine as you make your way across it. 10 minute drive. the san mateo bridge a 12 minute all across that this morning and nothing holding you up. richmond center fell as well as the golden gate free of any fog or any backups. great. >> morning, the city oakland, they have a freshness of candidates in their search police chief, the oakland police commission released their names last night. well, as michael thomas live in oakland with a look at the candidates a little bit about each of them. thank you, michael. the morning. >> hi, good morning, everyone. will the search for oakland's next police chief ha

we're dry from the sierra to the bay area today. tomorrow, not going to be so dry anymore for neither either and sunday. we have another break before sunday night into monday. we're getting right back to another storm system. >> that's probably actually going to even leave this year with more snowfall. now where we're sitting right now quite hour right here, sitting under a lot of gray skies. that's something that you're going to see all long all day long today. we may stay dry, but you're not going to see a lot of sunshine for this friday. still going to be comfortable, though. so don't let that stop you from getting out there. you can see this well storm system to our west. eventually dragging him along with it at a heavier dose of rain than what we saw on wednesday and sunday night into monday system going to be even heavier yet 40's to 50's for those current temps, san jose, san francisco, oakland in the low 50's. well, santa rosa through dublin, hanging out in the mid 40's right now. later today, we'll get to some 60's just as

this happens at phillips station right off 50 in the sierra.the last survey was taken on january 30th. it measured a snow depth of 29in with a snow water content of ten inches. this was up from the first survey of the season, which logged three inches of water content. the sierra snowpack contributes to about a third of california's water supply and stay up to date with the incoming snow storm. on our fox local app, you can see the latest conditions and updates from our meteorology site. it's free to download on your smart tv. >> well, california's $20 minimum wage law set to take effect in just over a month. but one chain could be exempt at the investigation. one lawmaker is now calling for and a catholic school at risk of closing in the north bay. >> coming up, the desperate plea as it tries to raise hundreds of thousands of dollars in order to keep the doors open and west coast rap is up first. >> coming up in 90s, the continued problems facing one development in los angeles covered in graffiti democrats agree. conservative republican steve

so if you're going to be coming up to the sierra, start packing. now. get on the road, get ready to go. have that emergency ro kit with you. we're going to see, you know, mountain pass challenges on i-80. highway 50, state route 88, highway four, 108 and 168. that's what i'm trying to peak all the way up to dodge ridge. so have that extra kit, have your chains available, full charge on your ev and full tank of gas. you're going to have that break. as drew was talking about, this is kind of a slow onset. you'll see the rain in the bay, but about midday tomorrow we're probably going to start seeing snow showers about 6500ft, most likely out of this first round. we're going to see anywhere about 4 to 6in at lake level, maybe up to eight inches at upper elevation. but it's that next round. that's why you want to be here sunday into monday into tuesday. we're going to see multiple feet of snow. so plan on staying here a little bit longer. extend that presidents week and enjoy because it's going to be the best. >> if you get ski week then i'm envious of you a

and then you can even see the snow in the sierra. so we're expecting about one to 2 inches across the bay area. this is over the course of 3 days. so it will be back to back. so just be ready have that rain gear handy of the sierra. there's already a winter storm watch that will be posted late wednesday night. and that's going to go into sunday morning. so this may be upgraded to a the weather service in reno is warning about blizzard-like conditions. as you can see, rick, start expecting. lots of snow is as i take you through the forecast at the end of the week, at least 3 to 4 feet of snow. models are showing and it is a cold system coming from the gulf of alaska. so even may see some dusting on the mountains in our area. so you can see temperatures at the door here we are in the 50's are going to go down to the 30's in the north bay and low 40's for everywhere else and will be warming up to the upper 50's and low 60's. so chilly morning, mild daytime highs, dry weather for the next 2 days. but then we have rain once again and then

this storm is pointed directly at the sierra. this is their storm really. and that's why they are under a blizzard warning. you can see all of the, you know, winter storm warnings as well that are up in parts you know, northern california, however, is that blizzard warning that has been the most concerned because a blizzard warning as we combined snow and wind, you get really dangerous situations that blowing snow and wind. that's what created. we're talk about wind up to 75 miles per hour. so you can have power outages. you can have limbs down all kinds of stuff. so let's just reiterate what he just said, which is avoid mountain travel through at least sunday morning. and then you got to check and see how things are going at that point. 0 visibility is likely time. so your best bet right now. stay safe and stay put. let's look at futurecast and show you as we roll through this. this is our thursday watch on friday. this big push. see that dark green right there. watch this big push of moisture that's going to roll in and bring us heavy rain potential for s

and that's going to bring whiteout conditions to the sierra. mountains could get up to 10 feet of snow and that spells trouble for people trying to get in and out of tahoe this weekend. jessica burch. >> can you believe that? you literally just read it on the prompter but like over 10 feet of snow in certain pockets of the sierra. >> in a short amount of time too. >> yeah. it's wild. so that's the big reason why they're under a winter storm watch as we head into this weekend's forecast. this is a great reminder right now before you head out the door, and just -- full send it up to the sierra, this is what you are going to be battling with from thursday until sunday. above 3,000 feet. they can see anywhere from 1 to 4 feet of snow and above 5,000 feet. 5 to 12 feet are expected with wind gusts anywhere up to around 100 miles per hour. this winter storm is going to pack a punch for the sierra. it's impacting us too. here's the storm as of today into the next couple of days and notice how it takes its time in the pacific northwest. heading into th

so this is great news central sierra and southern sierra are also much closer to where we need to be. as for temperatures today in the bay area, it's upper 50's to low 60's for your daytime highs. and a look ahead shows those low 60's staying with us through the start of the weekend. saturday is going to be our warmest day of the weekend with some upper 60's to even the low, 70 or 2 possible. going to be a gorgeous middle of the weekend sunday. watch for showers arriving later on into early monday right now. all right, john, thank you for that. kind of low visibility can be dangerous. >> for a lot of people traveling out there, especially if you're speeding or if you're using those high beams. so use a low beams, take it slow and easy as you're traveling this morning, 19 min, right, 80 to 101. sam in 2 ridge covered by far. also seen reports of fog along the bay bridge. i experience that drive into the city this morning. 21 that iran can see it from that shot. want to hit the bridge. you're seeing that fog richmond center fell bridge in iran. things are slowing down because the visibi

also, quick trip up to the sierra today.omorrow will be nice as well as dry conditions are expected right now. it's 30's and 40's. it's a cold start dublin. you're at 40 degrees. plato napa, sonoma among spots in the upper 30's. so don't forget the jackets. we do have a frost advisory for much of marin, sonoma and napa counties. and we're expecting even colder mornings. the next several days. as for conditions out there, skies are clear only a couple spots of fog. so not all that bad of a start to the day. just get the car heater turned on and you'll be pretty cozy. daytime highs later on today. still holding on to the 60's talking. everything you've got to know for the rest of this week's forecast, especially that next storm system. still to come, roadway was things out. there are still holding just fine metering lights likely to be on in about 15 minutes. but for now, there are absolutely no backups that the toll plaza 70 oh bridge at 12 minutes right now while the richmond, sandra fell and the golden gate both looking nic

central sierra and southern sierra doing pretty good little more work to do. but guess what?w heading our direction. the into early next week. so we'll probably get there pretty quick. as for our low visibility that you're noticing in the bay area. we have dense fog advisories in moraine and sonoma counties up and down 101 napa and solano counties and then a lot of contra costa and alameda county, especially along 6.80, and highway 4 this morning. so you take it slow out there. a lot of our bridges being affected as well. little snow remaining in the sierra bay-area fairly quiet at this time. maybe a light sprinkle or 2 or brief shower this morning keep you updated. if i see anything so far, not really. next. storm system sits out to the west and stalls out. it's going sit there actually move backwards a little bit to that means you get a beautiful saturday ahead of what will be the return of some showers late sunday into early monday. this is cold, which means good snowfall in the sierra to start next week. today's daytime highs will be in the upper 50's to low 60's oakland

and here's the sierra forecast. so as you can see, starting thursday through saturday, you could see 3 to 4 feet, maybe of the lower elevations and even some dusting on the mountains here and our local mountains. you can see it right. there are north coast and then mount hamilton seeing some blue on the map. so we'll have to see what all their at the end of the week. i look forward to that. temperatures out the door. we're starting to cool down where the low 50's upper 40's in livermore, you'll be waking up to chilly temperatures so you'll notice santa rosa close to freezing at 34 degrees for you in the morning. and that is because that we have that frost advisory in place for the north bay, everywhere else, slow 40's, and then we'll be warming up to the upper 50's and 60's. so pretty mild out there. just be a chilly start. and here's your 10 10 outlook. so we have some dry days tomorrow, wednesday, rainy weather. coming up, mid end of the week and then we have a nice break. you know, it always drives right after, b

that's just not in the sierra avalanche center. that's down in the eastern sierra as well. if you're getting into the back country, be prepared. have your gear. make your ingress, egress plans. ride with a friend. >> well said. best days to come up, are you thinking thursday and into next weekend? >> absolutely. this next weekend is going to be fantastic. china peak, dodge, bear valley, if you're coming up towards kirkwood, north shore, you're going to have a great time. the resorts are open 100%, and this is the best snow of the season. >> coop, are you ever in a bad mood? i want to see you in a bad mood one of these days. >> never happens, my friend, because i'm always out on the mountain. >> appreciate your time. take care. >> take care, guys. >>> let's move on now. from skiing and snow to baseball and sunshine. guess who's back with the giants? the panda. yes, pablo sandoval. is it 2012 or 2024? sandoval is at spring training right now as a non-roster invitee. he's 37 years old, won three titles with the giants, one with the braves. now just hoping to make the team. thi

the sierra will get snow. and as we talked about at the top of the hour, we have advisories to go along with it. here's the view of storm tracker two are already seeing a little bit of moisture. enter the picture here. although most of this is virga, we won't rule out the possibility of a little spritz or sprinkle for today. today is the transition day as this is what is to come, and we are looking at a couple of rounds and then into early next week, a more expected back to the advisories here. the flood watch for the bay area is for the entire bay area. it starts on sunday, goes until wednesday. so the second round is expected to bring us additional rain and perhaps some wind out there. excessive runoff could of course arise. our streams and our creeks, our rivers, low lying areas, poor drainage areas all going to be impacted. and then as we take a look at the coastline, we do have an advisory, a high surf advisory that begins tomorrow and will go until sunday afternoon for very large breaking waves. we're ta

once you head above 5,000 feet in elevation in the sierra, this is what the nws hand. literally all models are pointing towards 5 to 12 feet of snow fall about 5,000 feet. that is a huge range and will result in snowden conditions. so do expect closures as we make our way from thursday through saturday, likely into sunday to as people try to dig out of that situation that you're going to see up there. so some really heavy snow just around the corner. today's daytime highs are going to be in the 60's. oakland, liver morning, antioch, each at 61 degrees. tomorrow's temperatures much the same, almost identical thursday. we'll see showers arriving in the 2nd half of the day. staying with us into friday and saturday right now. all eyes on. thank you for role in day. >> traveling into the city this morning, 14 minute ride. meteor lights on. no accidents. san mateo bridge about 13 minutes there. 80 to 101. it was december fell bridge just short of 10 minutes. and the golden gate bridge. 77 to the tolls 20 minute morning, right? >> 6.17, the time from for your local election h

heavy snow in the sierra. we could see an inch to an inch and a half of rainfall for areas like san francisco while santa rosa expecting around 3 inches for you as we move our way into the weekend. temperatures today are going to be in the 60's conquered 63. same in san jose. really comfortable mild afternoon tomorrow. much the same showers really start on thursday afternoon. taking us into friday and saturday right now, all eyes on eve of that. get a look ways if you're heading into the city right now. >> just short of 21 minutes there, san mateo bridge about 31 to 3 minutes. 18 101. which is summer, feel bridge. 15 minute ride. and the golden gate bridge. 37, the tolls. 28 minutes. for your money this morning. irs refunds, they say are larger this year than last. and where does california rank for women? jane king is live. the nasdaq all those stories and more morning. hi, ben. a good morning. so california ranked in the top half of states for women have. >> look at all kinds of things. median earnings for f

and look at what's happening over the sierra. in addition to that, snow, we've got thunderstorms there with all the lightning strikes appearing here on storm tracker two. next system all ready on its way, tapping into that atmospheric river. the origination of the storm all the way back to over towards the hawaii. so that tropical and subtropical moisture is coming along with it. and here's a look at the advisories expected with this next storm that will move in late saturday and into sunday. flood watch for the entire bay area. a wind advisory for the bay area. winds could reach 40 to 45mph or so, with the gusts and a high wind warning for the santa cruz mountains, we could see gusts closer to 55mph. here's a look at the future cast to into tonight. tomorrow morning we start out with mostly cloudy skies, scattered showers. there's a look at your early afternoon. mostly cloudy, a few scattered showers, and even into the first part of the evening. mostly cloudy with scattered showers, but this is what's coming our way. by saturday

in the sierra, snow is going to continue to add up. we are talking about intense snowfall rates already starting to kick in but the most intense will happen late tomorrow into tomorrow night, continuing into saturday. we are talking about 8 feet of snow on the high end of things. some of the crests could pick up to 12 feet of snow. 140 inches of total snowfall over the course of the next few days. we will switch perspectives here and look at the 7-day outlook which is wet friday and saturday but lingering showers on sunday. we will go for it and say dry weather on monday. a 30% chance of a shower there and then we have more showers on tuesday, more widespread showers on wednesday, giving way to lingering showers on wednesday. a lot going off in the next couple of days. saturday and sunday, the first weekend in march will feel more like the dead of winter even though spring is getting closer and closer. the calendar says so, even if the weather doesn't. >> you should not try to go up the mountains this weekend. it is not worth it. >> it

rain is on the way and in the sierra they could get an awful lot of snow.e're talking about several feet of snow. >> that's right. meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a first look at the forecast. sandhya. >> yeah, and dan and emma, the weather is going to come to an abrupt end. that is our spring-like conditions we had today. winter is making a return starting tomorrow. so let's look at live doppler seven. it is a level one storm moving in our direction. cold upper level low. coming out of the gulf of alaska, you're going to feel the chill and certainly going to notice the precipitation moving in right now it is to our north. but that all changes come tomorrow morning. we're going to see some scattered showers for the morning commute starting out light. and then as the afternoon goes on, the intensity will pick up. we'll see some moderate showers for the afternoon evening commute this goes on into the late night hours. this is a level one storm tomorrow for light to moderate showers. wind gusts 25 to 35 plus miles an hour. impacts to both commutes. an

up in the sierra nevada. we do have a winter weather advisory from saturday morning through sunday morning. that's that first round of rain. snowfall of the weekend followed by that even heavier round of snowfall sunday night monday into tuesday, adding all of the dup donner summit is going to see near a foot of snowfall around 7 to 9 inches. and that is going to make for chain controls this weekend and over to to even 3 feet of snowfall at the crest of the sierra. this is great news for the sierra nevada because they got some catch-up work to do. snow pack is a little bit less than average for this time of year. 84% of average in the northern sierra lagging behind at 69% of average in the southern sierra. but those numbers are going to look a little healthy air after these next few days. as for temperatures today, low 60's at the coast, mid to even upper 60's elsewhere. south bay temps are going to be some of our warmest with san jose itself getting up to 68 degrees today near 70 before a stormy weekend. tha

of course, you've got the snow in the sierra.are talking about feet of snow that will be measured their 4 to 8 feet up at the peak. some of the peaks could even get more than that. here's your extended forecast. we're going to keep that umbrella handy as we head through the weekend. also that nice warm jacket because it's getting a little chilly out there to back to you. you know, up next, the nfl's player voted annual report. cards have been released. find out where the forty-niners rank in the league. >> and make sure you tune into our special tonight honoring black history here in the bay area. it's hosted by our very own nobel and it air >> the nfl's players association has released its annual report card on the forty-niners rank among the best franchises in the league. the survey lets players raised their teams in 11 categories including how players families are treated food quality at the stadium, training facilities and how good the coaches the forty-niners rank 6 out of the 32 teams and received a's in multiple categories

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and the northern sierra in the central sierra 81% 78% of normal in the southern sierra nevada. we've got a long way to go with more storms on the way rain continued to fall outside. more scattered showers popping up around the bay area. now likely see some of that continuing ominous looking storm out there in the middle of the pacific, although not much that can impact a bay area tomorrow. we've got one last little wave of moisture bring a couple of scattered pop up showers around the bay area. nothing that's going to be a rain out. but we'll see some of that rain popping up around the bay area, especially over the mountain tops as we head in toward thursday. we catch a break looking good friday, looking good. just some passing clouds low. just kind of spinning off the coastline. maybe bringing us a chance of a few scattered showers as we head in towards sunday. but overall, i think the pattern is going to be drying out here in the next couple days and probably in the next week, too. but yeah, we've got a chance of more rain on the rise now after that. but we've got least a nic

northern sierra is currently at 83% of normal for the state. central sierra is sitting at 74%. further south, the percentage is at 72%. this puts us at a statewide average of 76%. last year the record snowpack was at 182%. we've had a nice recovery compared to the start of the year. as you look at all the fresh snow this morning, keep in mind that we typically see the peak around april. the sierra snowpack provides one third of california's water supply. during the spring months, as temperatures warm up, the snow melts and helps us replenish our reservoirs, lakes and rivers. we should see a nice boost to the snowpack. for more stories like this, go to our website and check out the climate in crisis tab. sue all this rain is giving us a rare opportunity to kayak in the driest place in the united states, death valley, which usually receives about 2 inches of rain per year. in the last six months, it has received more than double that, enough rain to turn a basin into a lake. that area is normally a dry salt flat. now it is a temporary lake. the park believes it may be only deep e

even a couple of snow flurries in the sierra nevada right now. but overall, things beginning to calm down a couple of pop-up showers rolling on through throughout the day today in between some of those sunny breaks and a couple of rainbows out there as well. but now things getting quiet and that's just what we need to see is we're going to see some dry weather roll into the bay area over the next couple of days. and that should be some great weather for us. but still look at the prospects of some flooding. it continues even though all the rain has come to an end, a lot of water draining down the hills. we've still got a flood warning in effect near sebastopol. and then you're seeing some of those places like mark west creek continuing at least a minor flood stage. same with other creeks in the area. watching that very closely. look like they're beginning subside. and as long as we don't see any more rain, the warnings will come down very soon. thank you, lawrence. a portion of highway 84 in alameda county will remain closed until at least friday