tomorrow summer solstice warmest day in this forecast cycle mid 90s inland.k at dramatic drop, four to 14 degrees from the coast inland tomorrow and another couple of degrees inland friday temperatures well below average. no rain in the next three to four days. let's talk traffic with sue hall. >>> good morning. good looking forecast and commute so far 101 southbound from novato past lucas valley road towards the civic center central san rafael moving at the limit, golden gate bridge farther south looking good, that in just a minute this is san jose very, very light one or two headlights through the screen. san jose towards cupertino northbound 280, 17 out of the santa cruz mountains, no problems reported at this hour. if you are heading from the coast out to san jose here's your golden gate bridge a little mist and fog as mike mentioned was starting to come into the golden gate no visibility problems if you are heading out of the waldo tunnel southbound into san francisco traffic at the limit and very light. bay bridge same thing, sky is getting lighter sun

the summer solstice is the longest day of the year. pagans, this is a day to celebrate the power of the sun. >>> the man who created the rainbow flag is raising money for gay causes with special reproductions of his flag. he signed and numbered them. he created the first rainbow flag in 1978 in san francisco, for the gay freedom day parade. every year, he does some sort of reproduction to mark the anniversary. in nine minutes, sf pride takes over this weekend, but some people are upset over who is sponsoring the event. why those protesters are forming what they're calling occu-pride. >>> a freeway beating caught on camera. what the apparent victim says about this video posted to youtube. >> and i'm back here in just ten minutes. we're talking about a major cool down tomorrow. i'll let you know what it means for your neighborhood. >>> firefighters along the north coast made quick work of a grass fire in mendocino today. crews said the flames broke out shortly after 11:00 today. no damage was reported, and the cause of the fire is still

warmer than yesterday, tomorrow the summer solstice begins the warmest day in the forecast, temperatures could drop from 4 to nearly 20° by friday. >>> good morning. problem spot right now san mateo bridge westbound with a stall blocking right lane on the flat section as you head towards foster stay you may find bunchinging up past that stall. farther south from hollister towards watsonville 101 northbound dumbarton road stalled big rig blocking lanes of traffic you may find slow traffic if you are expecting anyone from monterey or carmel. elsewhere everything is light, ace, muni, bart, caltrain, everybody is on time. i just checked the bay bridge toll, metering lights remain off relatively light upper deck heading into san francisco. >> you say the san mateo bridge or the dumbarton bridge. >> san mateo bridge, excuse me. >> okay, thank you. >>> facebook's latest accusation, how an israeli company's software will help tag your images master -- faster. >>> new concerns after google unveils new method of gathering satellite images. >>> controversy over these sneakers. why adidas is pulling

the summer solstice is the longest day of the year. this is a day to celebrate the power of the sun. >>> the man who created the rainbow flag is raising money for gay causes with special reproductions of his flag. he signed and numbered them. he created the first rainbow flag in 1978 in san francisco, for the gay freedom day parade. every year, he does some sort of reproduction to mark the anniversary. in nine minutes, sf pride takes over this weekend, but some people are upset over who is sponsoring the event. why those protesters are forming what they're calling occu-pride. >>> a freeway beating caught on camera. what the apparent victim says >>> firefighters along the north coast made quick work of a grass fire in mendocino today. crews said the flames broke out shortly after 11:00 today. no damage was reported, and the cause of the fire is still being looked into. >>> the highway patrol is asking for the public's help to try too find out just what happened after a video surfaced, apparently showing a man beaten on a freeway in a lo

that's pointed before we go the stricken mother. >>> summer solstice the summer heat is on enjoy withch cooler temperatures under way in the next couple of days. >>> the longest day of the year today. enjoy. have a great day. ,,

summer solstice 4:09 this afternoon. cloudy tonight, mist at the coast possible, cooling trend tomorrow first full day of astronomical summer hang out through the weekend longest day of the year san jose has the least amount of sunshine today 14 hours 44 minutes and 16 seconds. santa rosa 14 hours and 51 minutes if you throw fairbanks in 21 hours and 51 minutes. it never sets it is like twilight that two hours 10 minutes they don't have technically sunshine. really interesting. concord, san jose, santa rosa, five degrees warmer than yesterday. sun will set 8:30 . -- sun will set 8:35. hercules, castro valley fremont low 80s mid to upper 80s south bay. mid 80s drops to the mid 70s millbrae low to mid 60s along the coast near 70 downtown south san francisco, 74 sausalito mid 80s bay valleys. monterey 65. santa cruz 75, gilroy 90 heading in the central valley 97 sacramento, 101 fresno, 112 in palm springs. tonight dodgers in town to take on as, a's won last night 3-0. 69 at 7:05 down to 59. when the sea breeze comes in six

summer solstice 4:09 this afternoon.loudy tonight, mist at the coast possible, cooling trend tomorrow first full day of astronomical summer hang out through the weekend longest day of the year san jose has the least amount of sunshine today 14 hours 44 minutes and 16 seconds. santa rosa 14 hours and 51 minutes if you throw fairbanks in 21 hours and 51 minutes. it never sets it is like twilight that two hours 10 minutes they don't have technically sunshine. really interesting. concord, san jose, santa rosa, five degrees warmer than yesterday. sun will set 8:30 . -- sun will set 8:35. hercules, castro valley fremont low 80s mid to upper 80s south bay. mid 80s drops to the mid 70s millbrae low to mid 60s along the coast near 70 downtown south san francisco, 74 sausalito mid 80s bay valleys. monterey 65. santa cruz 75, gilroy 90 heading in the central valley 97 sacramento, 101 fresno, 112 in palm springs. tonight dodgers in town to take on as, a's won last night 3-0. 69 at 7:05 down to 59. when the sea breeze comes in six de

>>> good morning. 6:00 being beautiful sunrise longest day of the year summer solstice. what more can we throw at you. >>> i'm terry mcsweeney in for eric thomas. here's mike. >>> summer heat in most areas good morning live doppler clear except for a few clouds around san francisco and pushing across the golden gate bridge otherwise thickest clouds around the monterey bay. sunshine everywhere with low to mid 60s at the coast, low to mid 70s san francisco, oakland, richmond upper 70s to mid 80s around the bay shore mid to upper 80s north bay east bay and low to mid 90s deeper into the east bay valley monterey bay 65, 72 watsonville, 92 gilroy. >>> first day of summer not a bad commute reports of accident oakland northbound 880 before embarcadero big rig right lane minor slowing past the scene as they get the tow truck in. westbound 580 before grant line still a stall slowing out of central valley up and over the altamont pass. ace, bart, muni all mass transit on time. >>> this morning federal investigators begin their probe into what caused last week's massive fire that d

the stonehenge replica was unveiled to mark the recent summer solstice. the structure, which had to be hauled in with a crane weighs in at 72,000 pounds and can withstand hurricane-force winds. >>> well, poland is taking on italy for the euro 2012 tournament. but not in the soccer field. they're doing it in the kitchen. in honor of the italian soccer team standing nearby, one restaurant has made what they're saying is the world's biggest lasagna. weighing just under 15,700 pounds, the giant lasagna took ten hours to cook and was sliced into 10,000 portions. >>> and, finally, in times square hot yoga took on new meaning. despite the over 90-degree heat, about 14,000 enthusiasts gathered for a massive yoga class in new york city's busiest tourist spot to mark the summer solstice. it's billed as mind over madness. the event aimed to challenge participants to still their thoughts in a chaotic environment. you know what's chaotic? the traffic around times square. do you know what happens when it shuts down? people don't know the effects. >> you would think peo

we talked about it earlier, about the summer solstice.hat i like to tell phones, more on the science, technically to be correct, it's the day with the most daylight hours, the earth's axis is tilted toward the sun. the south pole you don't get any, it is north pole 24 hours. as we watch things spin -- i think i can get it to spin -- things are not looking in my favor today, which means -- >> it's too hot. it's overheated. >> the weather system is overheating, right. so i'm going to look outside. it's been very hot, humid and hazy today. i told you earlier that our highest temperature so far this year was 92 degrees. of course we are much higher than that today, and especially when you factor in the heat index, and take a look at that. today we've been over 100 degrees here, our highest heat index value around the mid-atlantic, and what it feels like, meanwhile, against outside we've been again those hazy conditions as far as your forecast goes for the overnight period. we're going to get temperatures drop to 86 degrees, so it will be plen

you can see going to be warm summer solstice tomorrow low to mid 90s inland.just as quickly as it comes, it is gone, 10 to 14° cooler thursday another couple degrees cooler friday temperatures below average in the span of 72 hours. time for your traffic. here's sue hall. >>> good morning. north bay san rafael southbound 101 snaking past lucas valley road past of the civic center no problems here. farther north in the wine critical stow southbound 29 before tubs car fire blocking a line there, crews on scene. hopefully they will have that out of the way shortly. roadwork through marin to mill valley both directions of 101 several lanes blocked you want to watch your speeds. eastbound fort loveridge all lanes in place. yesterday this was a big mess for now it looks good 880 northbound roadwork 23rd to embarcadero emergency pothole there yesterday that had the northbound nimitz traffic nasty all day we'll be following that for you today. >>> 4:38 now on this tuesday morning. >>> a woman loses cash and jewelry in a lottery scam. what police are warning other poten

summer solstice 4:09.dy tonight a little mist possible at the coast cooling trend tomorrow through the weekend. who has the longest day around the bay area? santa rosa 14 hours -- [ unintelligible ] san jose 14 hours -- [ unintelligible ] >> concord and san jose santa rosa warming up five degrees. hayward one. nice day before the sunsets 8:35 unless you don't like the heat mid to upper 70s most of the east bay shore. mid to upper 80s south bay today, los gatos warm spot near 90 millbrae and san mateo mid to upper 70s low to mid 80s peninsula. south san francisco flirting with 70. 20° warmer in valleys, 65 monterey. 92 inland to gilroy. the a's helped out the giants last night will they do it again tonight? tonight's temperatures clouds rolling in we'll have those low to mid 50s clouds signify sea breeze is back temperatures tomorrow six degrees at the coast to 16° cooler inland if you use the air conditioner today, fuggedaboudit for tomorrow. >>> maybe the longest day of the year nice short commute for mos

we're getting our earlier and earlier sun rises as we approach the summer solstice. here we are in june, the solstice month. look at that swath of color on the horizon. live view of the washington monument, jefferson memorial from our h.d. city camera. 58 now. mostly cloudy at reagan national. and it's certainly cooler than average for this time of year. dew point comfortably dry, 51. and there's all the cloud cover we've had since yesterday. been around overnight. we have a little area of light rain. this area in green here, prince william, fauquier, stafford, spotsylvania, drifting off to the east. maybe moving into charles county, northern neck, st. mary's over the next hour or so. and temperatures under the clouds are down into the 50s. and even 40s in a few locations. dpoi gaithersburg down to 46. hagerstown, cumberland, to martinsburg, winchester, in just the low 50s. low 50s in southern maryland, too, in charles county, in calvert, st. mary's, anne arundel away from the waters, in the low 50s. on the waters, it's near 60. and for the morning hours, a lot of cl

so what is different about this summer solstice than in other years?0 will be right t t t >>> it is now officially summer as you look at a live picture of san francisco. today summer soltice marks the longest day of the year. this year's solstice is one day earlier because 2012 is a leap year. today the north pole is leaning more toward the sun than on any other day of the year. of course, the opposite holds true for the southern hemisphere where today is the winter solstice which is the shortest day of the year. let's check in with spencer christian. did you feel the north pole leaning a little more are towards the sun today? >> i thought it was sort of leaping as opposed to leaning. it certainly felt warm today. looking at the national map for tomorrow, it is going to be very, very warm in the northeast. a high of 103 in boston tomorrow. 99 new york. 99 washington, d.c. down in the southwest, hot as well with a high of 111 phoenix. but that is not unusual. around the state of california warm in the interior sections but cooler on the coast and that i

it's a solstice celebration. what's your name? >> debbie. >> am i disturbing your peace?ng and debbie is actually doing it all well. all day long, this will happen in times square. maybe we'll try a little bit more later. lara, robin, josh, george, you'll come out and try it, won't you? let's get to the boards. here's what's happening you want to know about. here's some cities that are likely to make high temperature records. or, right in the ballpark. boston, new york, philadelphia, washington, d.c. if you want to escape the heat, which is basically just about all over. oh, stretching, oh, wait, pain, cramp. cramping. here's where the area of high pressure moves into the northwest. to keep it cool, pleasantly beautiful. looking at the sea-tac area, about 74 degrees. ft. collins is more pleasant at 82 than >> our eyes are closed. we're in deep breaths here. this is one way to celebrate the solstice. mine usually has a blender involved in it. i'm not sure. lara. >> what pose is that called, sam? >> it's called i can barely stand here without sweating like a pig pose. >> on

today marks the summer solstice in the northern hemisphere. now, when the sun shines directly over the tropic of cancer. these are pictures that were taken this afternoon from chabot space and science center when the sun was at its highest point. from here on out the days will gradually become shorter. the sun rose this morning at 5:48, and it won't set tonight until 8:35. we have more than three hours of daylight ahead of us, making today almost a 15-hour day. >>> a takeover in san francisco. today researchers are saying we need to spend money to fight it. the highly invasive brown kelp comes from japan and has the potential to take out ecosystems. the alien kelp has spread in the marina near at&t park and all the way down in half moon bay. this type of seaweed is a common ingredient in miso soup. it's already damaged ecosystems in argentina, new zealand, and parts of europe. >>> just ch kut era n kutcher the actor is taking on the dmv. we'll explain next. ♪[linkin park "burn it down"] ♪[rock] ♪ [narrator] can't wait for the honda civic tour

that is the moment of the summer solstice. 95 in fredericksburg. it feels close to or above 100 degrees. it feels like 101 degrees and washington. temperatures similar up and down the coast. 95 at the higher revelations of burlington, vermont. it will be with us again tomorrow. a shift in the wind direction we will be a few degrees warmer. the record high tomorrow is 98. we could break it or tie it because of the high pressure. it will bow valley tomorrow night or early on friday. that is -- it will move out tomorrow night or early on friday. low were 90's with some cloudiness on friday and this he bubble kind of breaks and the sun out. we will see increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms. there could be an isolated showers two tomorrow afternoon but a much better chance on friday with a cold front. in the weekend it will be less humid. it will be a brake on the humidity. 83 degrees from city late tonight. probably will not drop much below that. we will be close to 100 degrees and isolated thunderstorms. better chance on friday. next week tu

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the summer solstice coming in on wednesday. we will be in hot, humid air when that summer solstice comes in. the he has been in the central and western part of the nation. not -- the heat has been in the central and western part of the nation. denver right now with triple digit heat at 100 degrees. that is the heat that will slowly push into the mid atlantic tuesday and wednesday. tomorrow, the slight chance of a thunderstorm popping up during the heat of the afternoon. only a minimal chance of an isolated late a thunderstorm on wednesday. same thing on thursday, hazy, hot, and humid weather. this little band of clouds and showers near chicago thursday morning is a cool front that will get here on friday. partly cloudy tomorrow, and _ might pop up in the afternoon. 83-88 degrees. they water temperatures in the low to mid-70's. 86 tomorrow, and as soon as summer begins wednesday, upper 9's wednesday and thursday. thunderstorms thursday evening, a better chance for storms on friday, and that will " wings of going into the weekend

first day of summer, kicking off the summer solstice, longest day of the year statistically. the first full day of summer. heat advisories this is how we bring in the summer season, very timely, is it not? extreme heat tomorrow. the heat and humidity combination will reach heat advisory criteria for he central maryland, even shore you'll be below t and north, that's an excessive heat warning for the philadelphia region. tomorrow, it will be awfully hot. 90 at dulles, most spots not quite that hot. chartsville, 91. gives you an idea of what's coming our way. humidity is moderate, and not really helping the cause here in any way, shape or form. again, heat plus humidity, and a lack of wind creating the excessive heat. and you can make it out in the map, mid-80s eastern shore, darker shaded red, heat index values upwards of the mid-90s in frederick right now, so that is the scenario. no real active returns here on the radar pictures except for a couple of showers, and thundershowers into central virginia, but for the motion part, we sit -- most part, we sit clear, tomorrow, knoc

solstice. it is an honor of fort mchenry. it has got. it is super refreshing. >> your first instinct is to say it is a little intense for summertime. that is why we put a little bit of raspberry liqueur. we like to smush. we hit it with a little bit of lemon bidders. and then fresh lemon juice, which is key. >> do you make your own bidders? -- butters? >> yes, i do. we have about five or six steps, but it is worth it in the end. you want to balance the flavors you have. nothing too sweet or too strong. you want to find that perfect conglomeration of everything. >> when you have a perfect drink made by a great bartender, even with a liquor that you do not like very much like scotch, is really good. >> it is just like gen. people think they are turned off by chin, but it is about adding flavors. >> and the five-point solstice has to do with fort mchenry, right? rex as the lead. i got to see that history and imagine what it would be like to hold off the strongest navy in the world just by themselves. >> they want to wrap me out, but i have

summer solstice tomorrow meaning the sun angle on the northern hem isp here. we have a great amount of daylight. season will shift as we start summer. beach season in full effect the next couple days here because of this. this is how we start the summer season. may be a -- we will see how the rest of the summer plays out. the first two days looks very hot. we have a heat advisory up, all of baltimore and really all of central maryland. temperatures tonight in the midand upper 70's. not so tough out there this evening but humidity has come up and again the next several days will be very hot when you combine the heat and humidity. this is why we have the heat advisories which i'm sure will be extended and maybe expanded on thursday which looks to be the hottest day in the outlook. 94, it still feels like in frederick. not a night to keep windows open if you don't have to. just turn up the air conditioning and get ready to leave it on. clear on the radar. not much happening, the east coast looking quiet. if you look closer, high pressure spinning over the carolin

summer officially begins with the summer solstice at 7:09 in the evening. just like that, summer arrives. a good chance for showers and storms friday and a couple of degrees cooler over the weekend. >> roger clemens, it came down to two words today, not guilty. jurors deliberated for almost 10 hours before agreeing to an end to a 10-week trial and a five- year investigation. the jury acquitted clemens on all six counts that he did lie to congress in 2008 when he denied using performance enhancing drugs. his name appears on the baseball hall of fame ballot for the first time this year. the orioles road trip takes them to new york today where they will face a split agenda could try to stop the jets and keep pace with the yankees. the orioles have played great against national league teams this year, including taking a weekend series in atlanta. the challenge its increasingly complicated tonight at city field in new york. r.a. dickey pitched a new -- a no-hitter in his last outing. lebron james will probably have the same number of fans and haters regardless o

those days, classic maryland summer weather but the interesting part it comes in on this summer solstice, the first day of summer,ut

, cloudy at the coast, warmer tomorrow and wednesday when we have the summer stole 'tis first -- solstice first day wednesday. look how much cooler, 16° cooler right now than yesterday in santa rosa, livermore, concord elsewhere not as dramatic because we had a lot of cooling around the bay with the winds yesterday. today southwesterly winds gusting to 33 miles an hour through the delta, signal into the east bay valleys you are going to have a nice day. if you like it warmer we have that on the way. here's the rest of the bay, clouds continue to erode back to the coast, partly cloudy downtown fog still along the shoreline. despite the fog from the north coast to southern california, we have red flag warnings in the sierra nevada with windy conditions and also in southern california. really, our weather around here is pretty nice. weak disturbance that will continue to push north of us as we get on the back side, that's when our wind shifts and we will see pretty nice readings tomorrow this low will linkup with another one by the end of the week that brings cooler conditions, a little warm

the summer solstice officially as 7:09 this evening. a cold front crossing -- a cold front cutting across minneapolis. seventies in denver. 94 in chicago. we have one more day in the middle of this hot air mass before it cools off a little bit. 95 degrees to 100 degrees over the weekend. only a minimal chance of a thunderstorm. waves averaging about 1 foot. 85 in the mountains and showers on friday. the eastern shore will be buggy tamara with temperatures in the '90s. scattered thunderstorms begin to cool things off on friday and a sunny day tomorrow. storms on friday and temperatures back down into the eighties over the weekend. feeling like below 192 on friday. highs back to normal in the mid- 80s. >> the orioles have the third most home runs and the 11th most scores an old series. you would not know that from their trip to new york, trying to snap 21 at st. innings of not scoring any runs. the orioles have yet to hit a home run in their first five games of the road trip. the mets suddenly started to do it rather easily against the or

this heat wave arrives on the first day of summer and the summer solstice. not only an extremely hot day but the longest day of the year as well. john gonzalez, abc 7 news. >> the hyperthermia alert will be activated within the hour. it will start at 1:00 this afternoon. metro has announced that riders can carry water on the trains because of extreme heat. health officials monday to check on children and the elderly. limit sun exposure, especially between 10:00 and 3:00. you can visit many cooling centers. call 311 for more attention -- information on where they are located. now some breaking news in the district in southeast d.c.. an active crime scene kept investigators busy. a deadly shooting around 2:00 this morning led to a barricade situation. we find brianne carter with the latest. >> police are still out here investigating. there are still actively looking into all of this that happened overnight and early this morning. they are still out here, as you can see. there is a barricade situation that was happening for several hours. it wrapped up just abo

. >> reporter: today's solstice comes right after the warmest spring on record ever in the united states. with 15,000 record high temperatures broken in march alone. the climate prediction center says it's not going to get cooler. what does summer look like from here on out? >> we are forecasting above normal temperatures especially into the central states, where there's been expanding drought and in the southwest which has been suffering through a very rough wild fire season. >> reporter: chicago knows all about record roasting. today, the thermometer topped 90 degrees for the 13th time this year. a record this early in the season. >> to spring together this many 90 degree days so early in the season is unusual. >> reporter: the heat has already buckled roads and, as the windy city continues to swelter, there's also the lack of rain to contend with. >> growers in illinois and indiana and really throughout the midwest have suffered, there have been pockets where by pick up some rain here and there but overall, it's been very dry and crops are struggling as a result. >> reporter: in new y

summer solstice arrives tomorrow. 4:09. tomorrow will be the warmest day as we get into. first weekend of summer. take a look at those numbers, rolling back eventually falling below average, friday, saturday, sunday. mid- to upper 70s for the inland areas. 60s for the coast. it will be very mild for june. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> for our first summer weekend, yes. >> thank you. >> you got it. >>> governor brown wants to cut $880 million in cal works, the state's welfare-to-work program and he wants new tiers of eligibility. but democrats are not willing to do that. until the differences are resolved, the state budget which passed last week cannot go into effect. >>> we have developing news to report out of contra costa county right now. a boat is on fire in the water at the west end of the antioch bridge near the city of antioch. we're hearing reports that a person may be in the water near the boat. newschopper2 is on the way toot scene. we'll bring you more information as it becomes available online and on later ktvu newscasts. >>> san francisco's muni board could approve a

it's the summer solstice. there was actually supposed to be a summer solstice volleyball game being played out here tonight, but it was canceled due to the high heat. now for the volleyball players they're not too happy about it, but paramedics say they made the right call. the summer heat can make people do crazy things. for prince george's county paramedic arbery butler, he's dealt with countless heat- related calls on his 18 years in the job knowing all too well heat is the no. 1 weather-related killer in the united states. today he's trying to encourage this land jove hills family on a scorching -- landover hills family on a scorching walk to stay inside. >> are you hot, sweating down your face? >> yeah. >> i got my straw hat on, so that helps. >> they look like they're dressed pretty well. the kids have hats on. you do have sunscreen on, sun block, stay inside and turn on the air conditioning. >> uphill in this heat are you guys dying? >> dying, hot out here. >> reporter: down on the national mall the onl

's or will be very soon, in less than an hour, the summer solstice will kick in at 7:09, and we'll be up and running andu we certain got there today witho dathese temperatures, 98 at reagan, 98 degrees, not recordse but tomorrow, grthe records coud definitely tumble because theytu are closer to the upper 90s, and still holding to 97. these are the air temperatures i'm showing you.sho now we factor in the humidity. the meet index, and it feels like 101, quantico, the hottest spot, 107, 94 for leonard town,e a bay breeze, so we get a breaka closer to the water, and itand looks like the high advisory levels are going to continue for tomorrow, so the heat advisory is in effect until 10:00 p.m., and it kicks in again from noonn to 10:00 to cover the hottest part of the day with the heat indices between 100 and 105. someplaces could be higher. bottom line, today is thei hottest day of 2012 with the near record heat. with the code orange air qualito day, and likely will be againag tomorrow. check on the elderly, and kids and keep an eye on the pets.the record highs tomorrow, 98 forfo nationa

, cloudy at the coast, warmer tomorrow and wednesday when we have the summer stole 'tis first -- solsticeirst day wednesday. look how much cooler, 16° cooler right now than yesterday in santa rosa, livermore, concord elsewhere not as dramatic because we had a lot of cooling around the bay with the winds yesterday. today southwesterly winds gusting to 33 miles an hour through the delta, signal into the east bay valleys you are going to have a nice day. if you like it warmer we have that on the way. here's the rest of the bay, clouds continue to erode back to the coast, partly cloudy downtown fog still along the shoreline. despite the fog from the north coast to southern california, we have red flag warnings in the sierra nevada with windy conditions and also in southern california. really, our weather around here is pretty nice. weak disturbance that will continue to push north of us as we get on the back side, that's when our wind shifts and we will see pretty nice readings tomorrow this low will linkup with another one by the end of the week that brings cooler conditions, a little warmer

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we will have another warm day tomorrow as the summer solstice occurs.h cooler weather settles in on thursday which is the first full day of summer. this is a little loop of our close up satellite imagery this afternoon showing what was a batch of coastal clouds being swept away by the breeze along the coast. we will have clear skies holding on through the forecast area through tomorrow with the very warm weather and hot conditions inland tomorrow. overnight into thursday morning coastal clouds will redevelop and return vigorously to the coast. there may be even spotty drizzle into early thursday morning. we will start on thursday with a much cooler pattern that will continue through the weekend and into next week. clear skies and mild conditions and lows mainly in the low to mid50s, and then tomorrow sunny skies and the high temperatures areting up. heating up. look for 89 at los gatos. we will see highs of 79 in san mateo and 84 in mountain view. low to mid60s on the coast and half moon bay. downtown san francisco is sunny and mild with a high of 70 de

. >> temperatures are warming up nicely for the same summer solstice. you can see the clear skies we have outside. right now. in fact, san francisco warming back up into the low # 0s. it is nice afternoon out there. and clear skies here. and most of the region has lots of sunshine except near monterey bay. you can see the cloud pattern out there. and the patch with pacific grove and also touching parts of santa cruz. and this will be clearing out over the next few hours and nice day towards santa cruz over the next few hours. >> we will call it warm to hot. clouds on the increase with the morning hours and major cooling trends begins. weekend, the cool pattern sticks around and it is strangely chilly for saturday and into sunday. complete opposite with last weekend. we have the triple digit temperatures. >> showing you the 80s and livermore is approaching the 0 degrees right now. it is at # one in san francisco and oakland at # 3 degrees. peeking for today. there is eventual rain for the 70s to 90s and strengthens it for a little bit. >> it is a bigger

earlier there was supposed to be a summer solstice volleyball game, but it was canceled due to high heat. paramedics say that's a good call. the summer heat can make people do crazy things. for prince george's county paramedic arvery butler he's dealt with countless heat- related calls during his 18 years on the job. he knows heat is the no. 1 weather-related killer in the united states. so today he's trying to encourage this landover hills family on a scorching midday walk to stay inside. are you sweating? >> yes. >> you are? >> are you hot? are you sweating? >> yeah. >> down your face? >> i got my straw hat on, so that helps. >> they look like they're dressed pretty well. the kids have hats on. you do have sunscreen on, sun block. stay inside and turn on the air conditioning and worry about the bill later on in the year. >>> the heat has gotten the d.c. government to extend public pool hours. many of them will stay open until 9:30 tonight. however, those free public pools will open at 1 p.m. instead of 11 a.m. the whole deal here is the department of public works makes change to keep f

summer solstice 4:09 this afternoon.ng trend starts tonight will really take the legs out of this heat. today we jump up five degrees in concord. four degrees in oakland and san francisco. today 14 hours, 46 minutes and 53 seconds of sunshine that is the longest day of the year. temperatures in the mid to upper 80s in the south bay, cupertino 86. mid to upper 70s millbrae and san mateo. low to mid 60s along the coast, near 70 downtown san francisco. head over the golden gate 74 sausalito mid 60s through the north bay valleys. east bay shore mid 70s, a few 80s hercules, castro valley and fremont. low to mid 90s inland. low 90s morgan hill and gilroy. 65 in monterey where you will have sunshine this afternoon. check out drop in temperatures about 6 to 16° cooler tomorrow and we'll drop a couple more by sunday temperatures below average tomorrow through tuesday dave next week. >>> good morning -- overnight roadwork you can see this is golden gate bridge configuring your lanes now for your morning commute for southbound to n

>> thank you for having me. >> tonight is the official northern summer solstice at 11:p.m.hemisphere starts to go back the other direction. >> right. >> on this day, it's a good day to say, what's going on with our climate? we just got these reports that may was the hottest month for the month of may since records were kept in 1880 with the exception of two years ago. >> yeah. >> so what's going on? what does it mean? >> we are pouring bill you don't know of tongs of heat-trapping gasses in the atmosphere. scientists said it was warmer and warmer. it was the second hottest mayo record. for the northern hemisphere, the hottest: a lot of people think it's going to get very hot because we left on top of the global warming trend which makes everything warmer and warmer over time, we have these ocean current did like la nina and el nino. we left a la nina that cools things down and it looks like a 50/50 chance we will enter an el nino. those are associated with whacky weather. we have had mind-boggling extreme weather but that's the basic prediction of climate scientists. >> the

we will have another warm day tomorrow as the summer solstice occurs. much cooler weather settles in on thursday which is the first full day of summer. this is a little loop of our close up satellite imagery this afternoon showing what was a batch of coastal clouds being swept away by the breeze along the coast. we will have clear skies holding on through the forecast area through tomorrow with the very warm weather and hot conditions inland tomorrow. overnight into thursday morning coastal clouds will redevelop and return vigorously to the coast. there may be even spotty drizzle into early thursday morning. we will start on thursday with a much cooler pattern that will continue through the weekend and into next week. clear skies and mild conditions and lows mainly in the low to mid50s, and then tomorrow sunny skies and the high temperatures are hetting up. heating up. look for 89 at los gatos. we will see highs of 79 in san mateo and 84 in mountain view. low to mid60s on the coast and half moon bay. downtown san francisco is sunny and mild with a high

the solstice yesterday. i'm still thinking about the pump. brings me back to a boyfriend that i had to dump. >>> temperatures this morning you are looking forward to if you're sick of the heat. we had temperatures near record territory yesterday. now, this morning, it's much cooler. running about 20 to 2025 degrees cooler than we were at this time yesterday. i don't even think san francisco is going to break out of the 60s today. even in the warmer cities across the bay, we are talking about the mid-70s at best. taking a live look now at san jose. you can see we still have white puffy clouds overhead but the marine layer broken apart while at the coastline. works out like this for today. get to it. 70 in rapid stied and 65 san francisco and 71 in santa rosa. temperatures hit 98 in livermore yesterday. a substantial cool down. not all of the changes we have for you the next 48 hours. the jet stream has now taken a dip to the south. a series of storms are going to ride to our north. the tail end of one is actually going to sag deep enough to th

. >> not really -- the summer of solstice is not a big holiday in your family. >> not so much. >> not in most. good morning, everyone. this is a fitting end to the end of spring in our country. in the lower 48 especially this is going to go down as one of our warmest if not our warmest ever spring. temperatures have been soaring ever since we went through what was the end of what wasn't a winter. the hot air spreads all the way to the east coast. thunderstorms in the northern plains. we've got more of a seasonal jet pattern. more of a traditional yet pattern coming in, a zonal flow if you'll call it that. it's bringing tranquil weather. temperatures will warm up in the next couple of days. we're into the summer season. you'll continue with the heat from vegas into the deserts. we'll warm it up. yesterday we were in the 70s from l.a. all the way to san diego, san francisco too. i think you'll have another day similar to that. little cool from boise to seattle and portland. with clear skies out there we'll see a beautiful day. temperatures getting up to near 80 in nice at 87. tucson, 10

earlier there was supposed to be a summer solstice valley ballgame but it was canceled due to the heat. the summer heat can make people do crazy things. for prince george's county paramedic arbery butler, he's dealt with countless heat- related calls on the job. he knows all too well heat is the no. 1 weather-related killer in the united states. he encourages this family on a song midday walk to stay inside. >> -- scorching midday walk to stay inside. >> are you sweating? >> are you hot? are you sweating down your face? >> i got my straw hat on. >> they look like they're dress pred it i well. the kids have hats on. -- pretty well. the kids have hats on. you do have sunscreen on, sun block. stay inside and turn on the air conditioning and worry about the bill a little later on in the year. >> reporter: in washington kristin fisher, 9 news now. >> we've got a lot more how to beat the meet at www.wusa9.com. that is where you'll also find more on those heat advisories and air quality alerts. >>> there is a new twist in the fallout from the justice department's fast and furious operation. t

so humidity will be back as well and just in time for the summer solstice. it begins wednesday at 7:09 in the evening. yeah, it's definitely going to feel like this which is why we have to enjoy this 70 degrees at this hour, 75 quantico, annapolis 72, baltimore 69, gaithersburg 66, and we have our mid-60s and low 60s in winchester at 63 degrees. the clouds are out there. so it's not going to be falling into the 50s. again a spotty shower can't be ruled out. i wanted you to see even at 11:00 at night how warm it is in so many other cities, chicago 86 degrees right now, st. louis 85. so these cooler nights are definitely going to be replaced by very sultry evenings and that will also begin as early as tomorrow. >> the. so 64 feels really comparably much better, 63 quantico, 67 in leonard town and 68 in annapolis. now looking at our high temperatures tomorrow we start climbing quickly. we aren't getting into the 90s everywhere, but a couple places could get close. d.c. will be about 78 degrees, gaithersburg 84, dulles 85, manassas right there as well, perhaps a

solstice doesn't occur until june 20. look at how hot it got. most of the bay area dealing with 90's with the exception of the coast and the bay. 96 degrees in antioch livermore fairfield up to 92 santa rosa napa mid 90's for clover dale, san jose, 90 degrees in san carlos. san francisco actually came down today. 75 degrees in the sea breeze knocked the temperature down half moon bay. 62 degrees but it was warm or hot enough depending on your definition. for records oakland airport 83 today. tied previous record set back in 2008. moffitt field 89 degrees. also a tie for this day. i'll be about a being to let you know when this warm spell or hot spell comes to an end. it will. >> all right thanks. >> the girlfriend of world famous artist thomas kincaid says he wanted her to inherit some of his millions. and this is her proof. amy says this handwritten letter obtained by our media partner mercury news was written by him and gives herman shun near los gatos. barely legible letter reads quote i also give the sum of 10 million dollars to amy pinto. s