spencer christian is tracking it. >> the clouds are thicker and darker quickly towards the end of the day and daylight. here is a look at what is going on now. you can see we're dry on live doppler 7 but the approaching storm will drop light rain or showers tonight continuing overnight through tomorrow morning ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. most locations will receive less than .10 of an inch of rain but it is going to produce some wet weather. here is the forecast animation later this evening, first in the forth bay swinging southward and eastward as our storms often do and showers will continue overnight into the early morning hours before giving way to lots of lingering clouds tomorrow but there is a lot more rain on the way after this all the way through the first full week of the new year. i'll give you a closer look at the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. ama? >> spencer, thank you so much. >>> in san francisco, new year's eve came and went out police issuing a single citation. police had warned officers would crackdown on gatherings and illegal fireworks. pasa

time now for the accuweather forecast, and spencer christian is here with that. spencer. >> ama, very good advice, by the way. staying away from the coastline during these rough-surf phenomenon that we're having. well, right now. here is a look what's happening up above the surf. we have got clear skies over san francisco right now. as you can see from this view, looking back at what we call the cityscape. it's about 54 degrees here in the city right now. it obviously did not automatically post at the top of this hour. san jose, morgan hill, and 50 degrees at half moon bay. check out this view of the post-sunset sky. it is just glorious out there. temperature readings in the mid-50s most locations. fairly, uniform temperature readings around the bay area. and from the golden gate looking north, present clear skies for now. these are forecast features. it will be dry new year's eve and new year's day. but clouds thicken tomorrow. a wet pattern begins tomorrow night, and we will have a series of storms coming our way all the way into next week. another look at that

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. >>> i'm spencer christian. there are still some sprinkles moving through bay area, and after that comes the warming trend. trend. i'll have the accuweather if there's anything that this year has taught us, it's the things that matter: family. health. that's it. we found help at covered california. now we have a plan we can afford. enrollment ends january 31st. if your dry eye symptoms keep coming back, inflammation in your eye might be to blame. now we have a plan we can afford. looks like a great day for achy, burning eyes over-the-counter eye drops typically work by lubricating your eyes and may provide temporary relief. ha! these drops probably won't touch me. xiidra works differently, targeting inflammation that can cause dry eye disease. what is that? xiidra, noooo! it can provide lasting relief. xiidra is the only fda approved treatment specifically for the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease. one drop in each eye, twice a day. don't use if you're allergic to xiidra. common side effects include eye irri

so let's get to spencer christian for the latest on all that. spencer? >> okay, ama and dan, we need more snowpack, we need more rain. but we need breaks in between storms, and we're about to get one right now, as you can see on live doppler 7. the current storm is winding down, though there are still some heavy downpours in parts of the south bay and other into the mt. hasmle on the area. storm still ranks 2 because of its impact obviously. and we expect some scattered showers tonight with just isolated showers in the early morning hours and isolated chance of thunder. the overnight temperatures will drop into the 30s in many of the inland valleys, but only down to the low 40s just about everywhere else. and then tomorrow, after the rain ends and the clouds are sucked apart, we'll get some sunshine with temperatures mainly in the mid-50s tomorrow. here is the accuweather seven-day forecast. tomorrow through sunday, we expect some periods of sunshine and perhaps a chance of some light showers up in the north bay over the weekend. then on monday, more wid

. >>> i'm spencer christian. pounding parts of the bay area. i'll have the accuweather forecast coming up. >> announcer: building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc 7 news. >>> evacuations are under way now for people whose homes could be in danger when the strongest storm of the season arrives in less than 24 hours. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. in the santa cruz mountains people are heading to evacuation centers after having been warned they could be in danger with this approaching storm. one evacuee telling abc 7 news tonight that while he left on his own he heard law enforcement is not taking any chances. >> nobody knocked at the door. however, we are told that the sheriffs are going door to door and making sure that people have left, and if they're not they're asking them to sign waivers. >> stay at your own risk. the evacuation order went out for parts of the santa cruz mountains last night. abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christi

we'll begin with abc7 weather anchor spencer christian. >> it's here, dan.can see those darker areas of green represent steadier, heavier rainfall, and there's some snow developing already on some of our higher elevations like around mount hamilton, some of the higher elevations in the santa cruz mountains, up in the north bay, higher peaks in sonoma and napa counties are getting some snow. a lot more in parts of lake county and mendocino county. as you can see here, some of the most severe elements of this storm are

. >>> i'm spencer christian. our storm is losing its intensity, but its impact will linger.l have the accuweather forecast coming up. abc7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future. this is abc7 news. >>> well, have you seen enough of live doppler 7 this week? we'll stop showing it when it stops raining. which is not quite yet. good evening. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. the end of the storm is in sight, which is certainly welcome news for the neighborhoods where the weather caused some real problems this week. check out the beach flats area of aptos in santa cruz county. long-time resident rich ralston posted this video on facebook today, showing several inches of stan they haven't seen hit the bad for years. willits in mendocino county got 10 inches of snow, plus high winds and trees simply snapped in the storm. tammy wilkens sent us these pictures of damage she saw. >> incredible photos. in the central valley, yosemite got so much snow, it's staying closed all through the weekend. these are pictures the national park servi

spencer christian standing by with more on that. spencer? >> okay, ama and dion.to get unmixed and a lot warmer as you point out but before we look at the atmosphere let's look at what's happening at sea. we've had higher than usual tides lately, king tides as we call them. there's a chance of some minor coastal flooding tomorrow. a coastal flood advisory's in effect from 5:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. tomorrow. and adding to the problem along the coast is a high surf advisory in effect from 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to 3:00 p.m. wenesday. wave heights will be elevated. there's the risk of dangerous sneaker waves. now let's take a look at our weather conditions. a view from the exploratorium camera looking back at san francisco where it is 54 degrees right now. in fact temperature readings are in the low to mid 50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose and morgan hill as well and down to 48 at half moon bay. nice view from emeryville looking along the bay bridge, looking westward. low 50s in santa rosa napa and novato 48 at fairfield and low 50s at con and livermore and looking a

. >> i'm spencer christian.t still is producing drenching rains and high winds. i'll have the abc 7 forecast coming up. >>> well, for most of us the worst is over, but this atmospheric river isn't done yet. live doppler 7 is still up with all kinds of colors for today's storm. oakland mayor libby schaaf has a good way of putting what we're dealing with. >> mother nature has her own stay-at-home order for us. >> certainly does. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm adeaths. >> and i'm dan ashley. today's storm ranks level 2 on the abc 7 impact scale, a moderate storm. yesterday's ranked 3. tree limbs came down, outdoor dining tents were blowing away and mud slides damaged homes. there is a mess to clean up all around the bay area, and the wet weather is not over yet. >> no, our weather team is monitoring conditions where you live. before you get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma let's hear from abc news 7 meteorologist spencer christian. >> the atmosphere is still steering storms into the central coast

let's check in with spencer christian for the forecast. it's wet out there. >> okay, kristen.alling in the higher elevation. this storm is a level three storm, a strong one that will produce periods of moderate to heavy rain, gusts 30 to 50 miles an hour even at bay level. we expect from 6:00 p.m. this evening until 6:00 a.m. tomorrow a couple of inches of rain. the strongest elements of the storm will push through late tonight and during the early, early morning hours. and that's just going to be a messy morning commute, maybe a messy evening commute tomorrow as well. accuweather seven-day forecast, this level three storm continues into tomorrow morning. thursday, we still have some strong, gusty wind and heavy showers. that system on thursday ranks two on the storm impact scale. we expect lighter storms friday, saturday, sunday, monday and tuesday. we are in a period of stormy weather, larry and kristen. >> thank you, spencer. we wanted rain. we need the rain. we're going to get a whole bunch of it. race and social justice, pillars of building a better bay area. five area no

. >> i'm spencer christian. way, and i'll give you a close-up look in just a moment. >> building a better bay area for a safe and secure future, this is abc7 news. >> and take a good look at live doppler 7. you're going to be seeing a lot of this, because today's wet weather just the start of a series of storms. good evening and thank you for joining us. i'm ama daetz. >> and i'm dan ashley. remember how it was sunny and in the 70s last week? well, spencer, that was then and this is now. you can hear the wind whipping, and that snow falling today atop loma prieta mountain in santa clara county. the mountain peak is around 2500 feet in elevation. >> and check out this downpour in oakland from just a few hours ago. it didn't rain this hard for long, but it was enough to fill the gutters. some parts of the bay area did get patches of blue sky today. >> and with a mix like that, you know what you'll see, rainbows. nice shot. we spotted this one just outside our abc7 news studio in san francisco right over the bay. t

spencer christian, waiting for good stretch of rain, here it is, my friend. >> there's more on the way but not today, clearing out a little bit today, sunny breaks in the clouds that linger. however had decent 2/3 in castro valley and high surf and danger of sneaker waves and rip currents. more rain coming wednesday, closer look at timing and how much to expect a little bit later. >>> east bay, new oakland city officials were sworn in today virtually, inauguration ceremony on zoom. oaths of office to five members, newly elected carol five and tara reed. >>> flu versus covid, flu cases are down, only a few days in, but how covid is keeping the flu at bay. >>> deadly hit and run, san francisco's district attorney responding to outrage after there are a lot of things in life we want but can't have. health insurance shouldn't be one of them. at covered california, every plan is comprehensive, covering everything from preventive care to mental health. covered california is the only place that offers financial help for health insurance, and now, there's more help for more people. and free as

our weather spencer christian is tracking it all for us. >> pockets of rainfall across the bay area right now. light rain up in the north bay, it will be come more widespread as we get later through the night. through tomorrow morning we expect more areas of light rain and showers, less than a tenth of an inch, here is the forecast you can see. how widely scattered the rain is. although there could be some areas that are quite wet. we expect the storm to whine down by about noon tomorrow, leaving us cloudy skies for the remainder of the day. it will be more rain coming a lot and i will have the accu forecast a little bit later. >>spencer. >>> the family of oscar grant gathered 12 years after he was shot by a police officer. grant's family is demanding an officer who was fired but never charged be arrested. officer anthony paroni pinned grant down on his neck. >> we want to bring him into the bay area and question him and investigate. what's the da's office waiting for? >> reporter: alameda county district attorney reopened the case on october but have not comment on it since. >>> any time

spencer christian has a look at our next round of rain. spencer?you're right of the that next round of rain is not far off. we'll start the new year off with dry weather, but it won't last long. mainly dry conditions over the bay area. this is a lovely view from the exploratorium camera. 50 in the city and low to mid-40s at morgan hill and half moon bay. getting a little cool. the view from emeryville, 39 degrees in santa rosa. 50 in novato. that must be a mistake. it can't be that warm there. looking across the embarcadero from our rooftop, these are our forecast features, dry weather for the start of new year's day, but a wet pattern begins tomorrow night and we'll have a series of storms following that through most of next week. we also have a high surf advisory in effect until 3:00 a.m., with the large breakers up to about 20 feet. strong rip currents are a possibility. there may even be a little beach erosion. let's talk about our approaching storm. the first one ranks only one on the storm impact scale. tomorrow night into saturday morning, l

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our weather spencer christian is tracking it all for us. >> pockets of rainfall across the bay area rightow. light rain up in the north bay, it will be come more widespread as we get later through the night. through tomorrow morning we expect more areas of light rain and showers, less than a tenth of an inch, here is the forecast you can see. how widely scattered the rain is. although there could be some areas that are quite wet. we expect the storm to whine down by about noon tomorrow, leaving us cloudy skies for the remainder of the day. it will be more rain coming a lot and i will have the accu forecast a little bit later. >>spencer. >>> the family of oscar grant gathered 12 years after he was shot by a police officer. grant's family is demanding an officer who was fired but never charged be arrested. officer anthony paroni pinned grant down on his neck. >> we want to bring him into the bay area and question him and investigate. what's the da's office waiting for? >> reporter: alameda county district attorney reopened the case on october but have not comment on it since. >>> any time p

look at live pictures from across the bay area as the rain continues, and let's check in with spencer christiant right now. spencer? >> all right. larry, the rain is particularly heavy in parts of the south bay, williston, heavy showers and downpours going on down there. more rain is developing offshore and moving our way. still a level 2 storm. for tonight and tomorrow, more scattered showers and more occasional downpours. a threat of fled flooding in the burn scar areas and winds gusty at times overnight. here's a forecast animation. waves of showers will be moving through late tonight and early tomorrow morning. the morning commute will probably be a slow and wet and slippery one. so let's take a look at the accuweather seven-day forecast. this is what's coming our way after a level 2 storm tapers off tomorrow. we expect some breaks of sun here and there but also periods of showers friday, saturday and sunday before our next wet and windy storm moves in again next monday. not much of a break for a while, layer and kristen. >> thank you, spencer. think of buying a new 7 on your side expert ha

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let's begin with spencer christian. spencer?ain has moved across the entire region and some snow in the higher elevations around mt. hamilton, snow falling right now and up north, parts of mendecino county, lake county. the main body of the storm hasn't moved on shore yet. you can see how intense that activity is, as it's pushing up against the northern california coast. the storm ranks three on the impact scale. a storm of fairly strong intensity through tomorrow morning, 4:00, 5:00 a.m., we can expect periods of moderate to heavy rain, gusts 30 to 60 miles per hour, one to 2 1/2 inches of rain likely to fall during that time. forecast animation, into the evening hours and late-night hours, we'll start to feel some of the most intense force of that storm. and the most intense elements will move out of the bay area before the morning commute begins but the effects of the storm will certainly linger behind that main body of it. abc 7 news meteorologist for more on this storm. drew? >> spencer, as that heavy rain moves through lat

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abc 7 news weather anchor spencer christian of course is tracking it all for us. >> yeah, and spencer, this storm ranks a 3 on the storm impact scale? >> it does indeed, ama. as you guys have pointed out this is the strongest storm we've seen so far this season. let's take a look here at its components. it will produce moderate, heavy rainfall from tomorrow afternoon into wednesday morning. one to three inches of rain likely with wind gusts of 30 to 50 miles per hour at times. here's a forecast animation starting at 10:00 tomorrow morning. notice by late afternoon, early evening we'll start to see the full force of this storm beginning to push into the north bay and during the overnight hours tomorrow night we may get the strongest effect of this storm and of course it's going to produce a lot of rainfall which could lead to some flooding. a flash flood watch will be in effect from 4:00 p.m. tomorrow to 4:00 p.m. thursday. two full days, 48 hours. and the threat of debris flows of course will be with us and the burn scar areas, heavy rain, strong gusty wind and flash flooding all thes

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we'll begin with abc7 weather anchor spencer christian. >> it's here, dan. it's getting stronger by the moment. you can see those darker areas of green represent steadier, heavier rainfall, and there's some snow developing already on some of our higher elevations like around mount hamilton, some of the higher elevations in the santa cruz mountains, up in the north bay, higher peaks in sonoma and napa counties are getting some snow. a lot more in parts of lake county and mendocino county. as you can see here, some of the most severe elements of this storm are still offshore moving in our direction. again, the storm ranks 3 on the abc7 storm impact scale. we'll see moderate to heavy rain tonight and early tomorrow, wind gusts 30 to 70 miles per hour. one to three inches of rain generally, three to six inches in the hills. we'll see some of the most intense storm activity, and that will continue into the wee hours of the mortganing up until the beginning of the morning commute, but even after the most intense elements move out of the bay area, the effects will

let's start with the forecast and spencer christian. ful storm with drenching, potentially flooding rain and wind gusts 60 to 80 miles per hour. a look at live doppler 7, the rain is here, down in the south bay pretty intense right widespread over into the mt. hamilton area. over in the east bay over near livermore and altamont, the rain is weak neng but still significant. 2 on the nbc 7 impact storm. scattered showers tonight and tomorrow. burn scar areas may have flooding and here's an animation taking us into the evening hour. we'll continue to see waves of shers and downpours moving into the area and late night and overnight hours and into tomorrow morning, so tomorrow morning's commute will be a challenging one as well. let's go to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma for more on

. >>> and let's get a check of current conditions now with abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian the peak wind gusts were earlier. these are down to the surface where the winds weren't quite so strong. it's up in the higher elevations. notice 57 miles per hour in san francisco. 53 in oakland. and up in the higher elevations, we had gusts up to 75, 80 miles per hour in some places. right now we're looking at wind beginning to relax just a bit, but it's still gusting, and still can cause fires to spread. so as you can see right now, surface wind speeds gusting up to about 30, 35 miles per hour in many locations down at the surface. and we still have a wind advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening. so wind will be generally out of the north-northeast at about 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts ranging from 40 to 50 miles per hour generally. and 50 to 60 miles per hour or higher in the higher

spencer christian is tracking all of it for us. how is it looking? >> it's looking very wet. i've got the forecast animation all set up. a quick look first at our travel weather. the bay area airports tomorrow, maybe sunny, light breeze. overnight low about, 40. and some of the more popular travel destinations look like this. honolulu, sunshine, new york city, mostly sunny and cold, a high of 31. chicago, snow showers, a high of 38, and los angeles, showers as well with a high of 57. now let's look at what's happening in the bay area, looking at live doppler 7. psych our storm has pretty much ended. we have spotty showers scattered widely around the bay area. we're looking at partly cloudy. 50 in san francisco, oakland, 53, 49 in mountain view, san jose, 50, and half moon bay at 50 degrees. the view looking northward from the golden gate, we see fewer clouds now. the current temperature readings, 53 degrees never santa rosa, novato, 48, 52 in napa, 49 in vacaville, 51 in concord, 48 in livermore. and the view from suit tower. the sky above is getting brighter and brighter. th

right away, let's get to spencer christian with this much needed rain. spencer?. and there is still quite a bit of it on our radar image. the storm is winding down. for tonight, a ranking only 1 on the impact scale. a storm of light intensity. we'll have scattered light showers. it will be breezy at times, and there will be some cold air settling in. notice how the showers taper off rather significantly. and after midnight there won't be much left. then we start tomorrow with o sa take a look at what's coming our way next week. we are going to be in for quite a wet weather pattern from sunday all the way through the remainder of next week. and i'll give you a closer look at that. and the sunny break that's coming our way tomorrow a little bit later. dion, larry? >> all right, thank you, spencer. >>> turning now to the coronavirus. big headline today as california set another unfortunate record, 764 deaths. the previous high was two weeks ago at 708. but there are a couple of hopeful trends here. just over 23,000 newly diagnosed cases were reported, and that's wel

spencer christian is here now with a first look at the forecast. spencer?, kristen and larry, as you can see, a flash flood watch is still in effect, even as the storm begins to wind down up in the north bay and some other regions of the bay area. the main reason is in the burn debris flows and flash h rain i scattered in other regions, the most concentrated is in the south bay in the santa cruz mountains over into the mt. ham to believe area and into the diablo range. so this storm, although its overall intensity is winding down, still ranks 2 on the abc7 news storm impact, because the impact still merits a level 2 ranking. night. isolated thunder is possible, and of course there is that burn scar flood threat. here is a look at our forecast animation taking us into the nighttime hours and the overnight hours. we'll see the storm winding down and the showers becoming far more widely scattered and more isolated. we'll start the day tomorrow with some drying. i'll have theec le latery? >> tnkyou, e you i a few local

spenls spencer christian is tracking it. >> the clouds are thicker and darker quickly towards the end here is a look at what is going on now. you can see we're dry on live doppler 7 but the approaching storm will drop light rain or showers tonight continuing overnight through tomorrow morning ranks one on the abc 7 storm impact scale. most locations will receive less than .10 of an inch of rain but it is going to produce some wet weather. here is the forecast animation later this evening, first in the forth bay swinging southward and eastward as our storms often do and showers will continue overnight into the early morning hours before giving way to lots of lingering clouds tomorrow but there is a lot more rain on the way after this all the way through the first full week of the new year. i'll give you a closer look at the accuweather forecast in a few minutes. ama? >> spencer, thank you so much. >>> in san francisco, new year's eve came and went out police issuing a single citation. police had warned officers would crackdown on gatherings and illegal fireworks.

let's touch base with spencer christian. hi, spencer. >> all right, dan. well, the good news is the winds are relaxing even as we speak. but earlier today, as you know, we had powerful and destructive wind gusts and some of the peak wind gusts are indicated right here. 57 miles per hour in san francisco. 53 at oakland. and much higher actually in the higher elevations. these are just the readings down at the surface. right now we are looking at a great improvement. it's still gusty in half moon bay. 28 miles per hour over at fairfield 35 miles per hour. livermore 21. but all the other locations depicted here on this graphic are indicating wind speeds at the surface between 10 and about 15 miles per hour, which is much, much better. and above a thousand feet right now, we see gusts between 25 and about 45 miles per hour in many locations. those will diminish as well as we get later into the evening. and i'm happy to say that the wind advisory for much of the bay area has expired. that happened at 6:00. remains lake and mendocino in effect until 7:00 p.m. al

. >>> and let's get a check of current conditions now with abc7 news weather anchor spencer christian. hi, spencer. >> okay, liz. let me show you what some of the peak wind gusts were earlier. these are down to the surface where the winds weren't quite so strong. it's up in the higher elevations. notice 57 miles per hour in san francisco. 53 in oakland. and up in the higher elevations, we had gusts up to 75, 80 miles per hour in some places. right now we're looking at wind beginning to relax just a bit, but it's still gusting, and still can cause fires to spread. so as you can see right now, surface wind speeds gusting up to about 30, 35 miles per hour in many locations down at the surface. and we still have a wind advisory in effect until 6:00 this evening. so wind will be generally out of the north-northeast at about 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts ranging from 40 to 50 miles per hour generally. and 50 to 60 miles per hour or higher in the higher elevations above a thousand feet. i'll have the full forecast for you a little bit later. liz and larry? >> all right, spencer. see you

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we say the same thing about spencer christian's forecast. hey, spencer. >> okay, larry and kristen. aut. rainfall is late because we're not getting late right now. but no one's complaining. we've got sunny skies -- as we look out over san francisco from sutro tower. 63 in the city. mid-60s also at oakland. and mountain view in the upper 60s. morgan hill 67. 61 at half moon bay. here is a the few from emeryville looking toward the golden gate. looks like it's going to be a colorful sunset this evening. mid-60s at is an rosa, 70 degrees at livermore. and here is a view of coit tower with a sort of blueish sky backdrop. these are our forecast feature. we'll see areas of fog y, warm pattern will be with us into next week, and record high temperatures possible over the next several days. we still have a high surf advisory in ex-effeffect. sneaker waves and rip currents. still a good idea to stay away i from the coastline now. overnight, the forecast animation shows a few passing high clouds and patches of low clouds and fog developing near the coast and the bay. tomorrow will be a bright

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now switching over to spencer christian. wondering if we'll see any more sprinkles. tely encountered some earlier today, spencer. >> yeah, we've met a few around today, kristen, and we still have a few sprinkles around. you can see a little mass of moisture passing over the golden gate, pars of san francisco and marin county hitting light sprinkles right now. at 4:00, there was light rain reported in santa rosa, but a lot of that green, though, showing up as virga. it's evaporaing before it hits the ground. here is the view over san francisco from sutro tower. temperatures upper 50s san francisco in oakland. low 60s in santa fe and morgan hill. 55 in half moon bay. looking westward from emeryville, temperature readings in the mid- to upper 50s at santa rosa, novato, low 60s at concord and livermore. an the view from our rooftop camera at abc7 news. patchy fog will develop overnight with light morning showers in the north bay. warning trend begins later this week, and record high temperatures are possible. one note of caution, high surf advisory remains in effect for b

spencer christian from the roof. >> on the roof and mainly clear skies on this new year's eve. i'm moving on up as the year winds down. hre is a look what is going weather, clear skies and dry conditions will continue into new year's day. current temperature readings are 55 here in san francisco and upper 50s at oakland, mountain view, san jose, half moon bay 54 and the view from emeryville looking toward the golden gate we have mainly clear skies as far as we can see out to sea at the moment but there is a storm coming our way. temperatures in the upper 50s santa rosa, novato and the view at the golden gate looking forth ward again looking at mainly blue sky. these are forecast features dry for new year's eve and day and a pattern tomorrow night continues into saturday morning. that's just the beginning of a series of storms that will move through the bay area during the next week. we have rough surf again high surf advisory remains in effect until 3:00 a.m. wave heights will elevated. there is a possibility of long run up waves and beach erosion, strong rip currents so just s

before you get to abc 7 news meteorologist drew tuma let's hear from abc news 7 meteorologist spencer christian. >> the atmosphere is still steering storms into the central coast and bay area as you can see. on live doppler 7 there's more rain developing offshore and we have steady heavy widespread rain just pounding, soaking parts of the south bay and starting in mt. hamilton going down and looking southward you can see into morgan hill and gilroy and watsonville. it's really wet and still coming down. the storm ranks 2 on the abc 7 impact scale so for tonight and tomorrow we expect periods of scattered showers, occasional downpours. the burn scar areas may have some flooding or mutt sliding and gusty winds at times. here's the forecast animation starting at 7:00 this evening. notice we'll have waves of showers moving through. some of those will be steady and heavy with torrential downpours. they may be brief but they add to the potential for flooding. that pattern continues through the early morning hours, through the morning commute and into tomorrow afternoon, so this storm is still with us

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you can tell something's going on because spencer christian is in the studio. that must mean rain is on the way, spencer. >> it is indeed, larry. you guessed it. you've got a nose for news, as well as for other things. a storm coming our way that ranks 1 on the abc7 storm impact scale. the rain will start to come in during the overnight hours. light to moderate showers, wet, slippery roadways for the morning commute tomorrow. and here is the forecast animation. you can see that first wave of showers swinging in through the north bay in the early morning hours. during the morning commute as a matter of fact. and then a second wave will come in. more scattered showers in the second wave. but it's going to be a wet day, not only in the morning. there may even be wet spots for the evening commute. and we have storm after storm after storm coming our way beginning on sunday. get a break on saturday. i'll give you a look at the complete accuweather seven-day forecast in a few minutes. dion? >> all right, spencer, thanks. >>> to the south bay where a neighborhood is gr

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you can get hit, spencer christian. >> that's critical advice, larry. we can't say it often enough. you know those high tides, those higher than usual high tides can produce localized flooding. whvth we have a coastal flood advisory in effect from 5:00 tomorrow morning to 1:00 tomorrow afternoon and in addition to that we've still got high surf. a high surf advisory will be in effect from 10:00 a.m. tomorrow to 3:00 p.m. wednesday. of course that means the risk of dangerous sneaker waves and possible coastal erosion. just be careful along the coastline or just stay away. here's a live view from sutro tower looking over san francisco where it's 54 degrees right now. 61. san jose 40 and morgan hill 52 and half moon bay. the view fremryville looking toward the golden gate 59 right now santa rosa and napa -- santa rosa and novato rather. napa's at 60. 63 fairfield upper 50s concord and livermore. here's the view from the rooftop camera looking over the embarcadero. these are the forecast features we'll see. a few showers in the north bay tomorrow and into wednesday morning. maybe even s