but first, let's get to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian with what we are seeing right now. spencer. >> diane, to put it simply, what we're seeing right now is a drenching area wide. here's a look at live doppler seven. and you can see all across the bay area we're getting rain, steady rain and downpours. and it's moving so quickly i set these close ups preset, but the rain is moving out now over in the east bay right now from oakland over to walnut creek, down to san ramon and dublin. we've got some scattered downpours on the peninsula from san mateo down to redwood city and palo alto. some downpours there, drenching rain all across the santa cruz mountains and into the south bay. right now, more waves of rain are developing to push into the north bay later tonight on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm through tomorrow morning. through the morning commute, we expect moderate to heavy rain, gusty wind and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. notice more waves of rain developing swinging

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian starts us off and lets us know what to expect. spencer okay, diana, as you pointed out in this mostrillionecent round of storms, this one is expected to produce the heaviest rainfall you can see on live doppler seven. >> right now, most of the heavy activity is offshore, although some of it is pushing into the north bay right now, mainly into sonoma county. it's expected to cover more of the bay area as we get later into the evening hours. as you can see on the satellite radar images, just round after round of wave of storms moving onshore. so on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, this is a level two storm for late tonight and early tomorrow morning, producing moderate heavy rainfall, gusty wind. and there's a possibility of thunderstorms. here's the forecast animation starting at 6 p.m. notice as we go by every two hours or so, 6 to 8 p.m, 8 to 10 p.m. you can see the storm advancing onshore and moving beyond the north bay into the east bay, down onto the peninsula, and finally by midnight, covering all of the bay area. a

so far and has triggered a flood watch abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian lets us know what to expect. >> spencer okay, dion, the storm is certainly expanding its reach in the previous hour, it was mainly a north bay event in sonoma county. now let's take a look at live doppler seven. you can see the storm is moving eastward and southward right now, se of the heaviest rain has now moved out of santa rosa, although more is approaching santa rosa over towards saint helena and napa in napa county, and over eastward towards solano county. so let's take a look at the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm for tonight and early tomorrow. we expect periods of moderate to heavy rainfall, gusty wind with gusts up to 45mph, possibly, and a slight chance of thunder. here's a forecast animation starting at 7 p.m. notice how the storm sweeps eastward and southward. by eight 830, it will be down into the peninsula over to the east bay. we're going to have wet weather here in san francisco, and that pattern continues until well beyond midnight. now starts to tape

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and we've got you covered with live team coverage, starting with abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian spence this storm, which is now a level two. that is correct, diana. >> and i like your technical phrasing there. even soggier that's what it's going to be later tonight. let's take a look at live doppler seven. we can see that the rainfall has expanded to cover a wider range. a wider portion of the bay area is generally light or light to moderate, but there are little pockets of downpours beginning to develop right now south of san francisco, all the way down to burlingame and then across the bay, over to oakland and richmond, and out to orinda. so it's going to be a very wet night. it is already. it's going to get even wetter this is a level two storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. as storm of moderate intensity. and for tonight, we expect continued widespread rainfall with pockets of heavy downpours, gusty winds in the hills and a slight chance of some thunder as the atmosphere is a bit unstable. here's the forecast animation starting at 630 between 630 and about 9

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian joining us now with a look at our what unseasonably high temperatures out there beyond the unseasonable warmth that we expected, did arrive. >> it was around 7172 degrees in santa clara at kickoff time, but temperatures are beginning to drop a little bit right now. here's a look at the 24 hour temperature change. it's a 2 to 5 degrees warmer than yesterday at this time across most of the bay area. nonetheless yes, no record highs have been reached so far. and now, as temperatures are beginning to drop, a little bit, we're not likely to see any records. however, it's quite mild. 68 degrees in santa rosa, right now, which is three degrees lower than the record high for the date of 71. napa 65 degrees. also much lower than his record high for this date. 71 degrees. um san jose was the closest to a record. the record high for this date in san jose is 72. it did get up to 71 earlier, but as you can see now, all locations are seeing a slight cool down. and as we get later into the evening watching the satellite radar composite image, you can see

>> what they're doing coming up i'm spencer christian, some showers, some downpours and some gusty wind are headed our way. >> i'll have the accuweather forest coming up when abc seven news at for 89 years... believes in continuous improvement... like rounded corners that resist peeling, with an array of active ingredients... and sizes to relieve your pain. salonpas. it's good medicine. a look at the laws that could affect you. >> california is set to see some changes in 2024. here's a breakdown of a few. first up, california's minimum wage. today that goes up to $16 an hour starting in april, fast food workers jumped to 20 bucks an hour minimum wage for health care workers goes up to $23 an hour by june next. some laws are targeting the state's housing crisis, tightening restrictions like no fault evictions. they also loosen other restrictions, like where affordable housing can be built, and ab 12 now forces landlords to only charge a month's worth of rent for a security deposit. pot smokers are also seeing new protections. it's now illegal for employers in california to fire someone f

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian has a look at the soggiest spots at least we saw some rain though. oh, we did, we saw quite a bit of rain. >> in fact, dion. but we also saw quite a bit of sunshine today. let's take a look at a list of some of the wettest locations in the last 24 hours. a saint helena received 5.32in of rain in the 24 hour period. santa rosa 4.84in and novato 4.02. so you can see that the north bay was our wettest region, but there were significant rainfall totals in other locations. redwood city, nearly two inches oakland, nearly an inch and three quarters, and san francisco nearly an inch and a half. so it was a wet period. but right now we're drying out just a little bit. as you can see on live doppler seven. however as we animate the satellite and radar, you can see there are clouds with some moisture moving in our direction. it will probably have a dry day tomorrow though, as certainly during the overnight hours. but by tuesday we expect another storm system to start pushing into the bay area. and just here's a little bit of a hint. by tuesday morn

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian takes a look at the soggy spots. and yes, they still do exist. >> they do. dionne. we had quite a few soggy spots. you heard our own lisa argen say of mount tam had 5.52in of rain. check out this list. i didn't have to include mount tam. saint helena had 5.32in of rain the last 24 hours. santa rosa 4.84in 4.02. at novato, you can see the north bay was the wettest region as it often is. redwood city, just under two inches 1.71 in oakland and san francisco had just under an inch and a half. now, as you look at satellite image, the radar image right now, you can see it's dry. there's a little bit of green in the showing up there because we have moisture in the atmosphere. but it is not raining in the bay area right now. we don't expect rain for a while. looking at the overnight forecast animation, you can see some clouds moving through. also some clear sky as well. partly cloudy overnight and for much of the day tomorrow. but there is more rain in the relatively near forecast future. i'll give you a closer look at that

for details let's go to abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian. hi spencer. >> this break is not going to last very long. let's go right to live doppler seven. take a look at what's happening right now. conditions are very calm, but as you look at the satellite radar composite image, you can see that there's some active weather out to sea clouds will be thickening overnight and rain is on the way. now. the approaching storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one storm. so for tomorrow, we're talking about periods of lightrillionain and showers. maybe some isolated downpours, breezy and of course messy highway conditions. so the evening commute tomorrow will be a messy one. forecast animation starting at 5 a.m. tomorrow at about 9:10 a.m. we'll see a few pockets of showers moving to the north bay and for most of the first half of the day, this will be a north bay rain event, but in the afternoon it becomes a fast and furious. it expands to all parts of the bay area with downpours, likely periods of heavy rain, the evening commu

yes, abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking that all for us tonight, starting with what we're seeing right now. >> spencer okay, ama and dan those some of us, you talked about are mainly in the north bay right now, but that rain is going to spread rapidly. >> let's go to live doppler seven. take a look at what's happening now. you see those dark, vivid colors up there in the northern sonoma county? that's some pretty heavy, steady and heavy rain from lakeport down to cloverdale to healdsburg. santa rosa right now is reporting only lightrillionain, but the lightrillionain is going to give way to much steadier, heavier rain. very shortly. the approaching storm i should say, the arriving storm is a level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, so overnight into the early morning hours, we expect light to moderate rain with occasional downpours. it will obviously be a wet and slow morning commute. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight, and you can see that the rain will spread rapidly between midnight and about 5 a.m, reaching all parts of the ba

yes, abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking that all for us tonight, starting with what we're seeing right now. >> spencer okay, ama and dan those some of us, you talked about are mainly in the north bay right now, but that rain is going to spread rapidly. >> let's go to live doppler seven. take a look at what's happening now. you see those dark, vivid colors up there in the northern sonoma county? that's some pretty heavy, steady and heavy rain from lakeport down to cloverdale to healdsburg. santa rosa right now is reporting only lightrillionain, but the lightrillionain is going to give way to much steadier, heavier rain. very shortly. the approaching storm i should say, the arriving storm is a level one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, so overnight into the early morning hours, we expect light to moderate rain with occasional downpours. it will obviously be a wet and slow morning commute. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight, and you can see that the rain will spread rapidly between midnight and about 5 a.m, reaching all parts of the ba

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here. a while we're thinking new year, new weather, but only for a day. things are about to change. let me show you a wider look at the satellite radar composite image. you can see a storm rather vigorous one approaching the coastline. conditions are calm, though. at the moment. in fact, wind speeds are under ten miles an hour all across the bay area. here's a look out over san francisco under clear skies right now. set 57 degrees here in the city and at hayward. oakland 5655 at san mateo, at half moon bay, at 60 at san jose . looking at the post sunset sky looking westward from the east bay hills. camera other temperature readings right now 60 degrees at santa rosa. only 52 at petaluma and mid to upper 50s at napa, fairfield, concord and livermore. as we look across the embarcadero, check out the forecast headlines. we'll see increasing clouds tonight. tomorrow showers and downpours starting with the showers, but then periods of downpours throughout the day and for the remainder of the wee

let's get a first look at the forecast with spencer, christian and spencer that live doppler seven totally lit up in green. >> oh, you're right about that, diane. let's take a look at it. right now. you can see that the rain has returned and more a happy returns are on the way. we've got rain falling steadily and heavily now from the north bay, from santa rosa, all the way down to the golden gate. and it's expanding. so this heavy rain is going to cover a wider area over the next hour or so. in fact, it's just about to move through the golden gate right now and drench san francisco, parts of oakland, berkeley and beyond. so let's take a look at this storm on our exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. it's a level one storm for this evening. the remainder of the evening look for periods of showers with some heavy downpours. it will be breezy with gusty winds at times wet and slippery roadways. nonetheless uh- obvious right now and the evening commute is going to be a wet and slippery and challenging one. here's the forecast animation starting at 5 p.m. notice we get a little bit of a pause

spencer christian is here with a look at the conditions in tahoe right now. spencer. yeah. >> dan and karina, we still have a rather intense snowstorm going on in the sierra. let's take a look here at our looping satellite radar image. you can see the snow is falling rather heavily, along with a strong, gusty winds and of course, palisades tahoe is getting some of the worst of it because this is at a very high elevation, 9000ft. so some of the coldest air, some of the gusty wind, some of the heaviest snow are all elements right now. and the storm that's hitting palisades tahoe. let's pull back and take a look at our winter storm warning, which will be in effect until 1 a.m. we're expecting snow totals of 1 to 2ft from this storm. snow levels down to between 2500 and 3500ft. snow rates at about an inch to two inches per hour. winds gusting up to 60mph. and as we look at the wind gusts going into the evening hours, you can see that the winds will lose some of their intensity. after about 8 p.m. or so. but until then, we could still see gusts nearly 60mph. and as we look

spencer christian is here with a first look at your timeline. encer okay, kristen and julian, quiet storm is developing. >> here's a look at our live doppler seven radar with the satellite and you can see the storm just offshore. we're getting closer and closer now. it's not going to be raining here tonight, but the clouds will start to move in ahead of the storm. and that storm is going to be a significant one on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the approaching storm for wednesday and thursday is a level two storm producing rainfall that will be heavy at times with strong, gusty wind down to. trees are possible. minor flooding also likely, so when we go to the forecast animation starting at 8:00 tomorrow night, at which point the storm will be just about ready to push onshore, it will do that during the overnight hours into the early morning commute on wednesday, and that storm is going to produce periods of heavy downpours and strong, gusty wind throughout the day. on wednesday into the evening commute as well, and into wednesday nig

weather anchor spencer christian and spencer, what are the conditions there now? also at the time of the avalanche, can you also give us some background on avalanches in that area? >> well, it's been a pretty intense storm, uh, karina, since this morning. and in the afternoon hours right now, in fact, we're. getting some of the strongest wind gusts. the snow is falling at a rate of about 1 to 2in per hour. so again, pretty intense storm. and it's been that way virtually all day and will continue into the night as you see here on live doppler seven looping image. so let's go in a little bit closer here to the palisades tahoe area, which is at one of the higher elevations at 9000ft, which means it's getting that area is getting some of the coldest air, some of the strongest wind gusts and some of the heaviest snowfall from this storm. we'll take a look at the winter storm warning, which will be in effect until 1 a.m. for a much wider area of the sierra, including the greater tahoe area, in effect until 1 a.m, we're expecting a snow totals to range from 1 to 2ft. sno

weather anchor spencer christian tracking a look at this weather advisory. spencer. >> okay. dan. karina well, the wave heights are coming down just a bit as you pointed out, but we still have nonetheless a high surf advisory in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. wave heights may reach levels of 19 to 23ft. right now, you see, we still have elevated wave heights around 14 15ft. they appear to be coming down just a bit. nonetheless, there's still the risk of dangerous rip currents. and of course, these are dangerous surfing and swimming conditions. as we look at the satellite radar composite image, you see that the storm that we had last day this morning is moving away. nonetheless behind that storm, we've got some pretty brisk winds. it was the winds with that most recent storm that helped whip up the high surf. and right now we're looking at gusts near the coastline between 20 and 30mph. but those winds are expected to get a little bit tamer as well going into tomorrow. so once again, high surf advisory still in effect. we still have a dangerous, potentially dangerous surf. but

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a look at the forecast. >> spencer okay, dan. and that break is about to end. here's a look at live doppler seven. you can see how close our next storm is to the northern california coast. and as a matter of fact, some of the first raindrops may begin to fall just before midnight. here's a look at our exclusive storm impact scale. this is a level one storm, so overnight, after midnight and into the morning hours, we expect light to moderate rain with some downpours mixed in there and without doubt it will be a wet and slow morning commute. here's a look at the forecast animation starting at 9 p.m. by just around midnight, we'll see those first areas of lightrillionain developing in northern sonoma county. then between midnight and 5 a.m, all of the bay area starts to get wet, weather steady rain, some of it heavy at times and of course, that leads to a messy morning commute. but after about 10 or 11:00 tomorrow morning, most of that steady rain will be out of here. only some trailing isolated showers will be left, but they w

you seem upset by that. >> should we blame spencer christian?at's not what i'm implying. >> yeah. had you watched my forecast animation last night? oh on wednesday, maybe you should watch more tv. >> dionne. oh, excuse me, they're still talking while i'm on camera. >> here's a look at what's happening with our weather. let's go to the satellite radar composite image. the cold front that swept through this morning is out of here, but another one is on the way. as you can see, coming down from our northwest and ahead of that front, winds are pretty gusty. right now, up to 32mph. at oakland we have 28 mile per hour gusts at sfo, and the clouds will be getting a little bit thicker later tonight. but right now we've got partly to mostly clear skies, 54 degrees here in san francisco, mid 50s also at oakland, san jose, san mateo, half moon bay and 57 at hayward. nice view at the golden gate where it's bright and breezy. of the temperature readings at this hour, down to 48 and santa rosa. pretty chilly up there, 52 at petaluma and upper 50s at napa, fai

. >> let's begin with spencer christian and a look at what you can expect. spencer >> okay, kristen and karina, let's go right to live doppler seven. and you can see that storm is closing in on us. clouds are beginning to move into the bay area right now. the rain will not be far behind. let's take a closer look at this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. it's a level three storm. a strong storm uh. the strength of the storm will start to manifest itself late tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours with rain that will be heavy at times, strong gusty winds and of course, there's a possibility of flooding and wind damage. here's the forecast animation starting at 2 a.m. between 2 a.m. and about 830 or so. we'll see that first wave of rain moving into the north bay. it will be pretty much a north bay event up until about noon, and then early in the afternoon, we'll see the storm spreading to all parts of the bay area with periods of heavy downpours. it's going to be a very messy and slow and potentially hazardous afternoon and evenin

let's get a look at what we can expect with spencer. christian. hey, spencer.en once again so i can show you what's happening right now. some of the steadiest downpours we've had right now. as you can see, have moved from the inland east bay out toward the central valley. but there's a lot developing offshore and some of the steadiest rain right now in the immediate bay area is up in the north bay, right along highway 101, which is pretty getting a pretty good drenching right now between santa rosa and nevada, right in the area of petaluma. that's all moving eastward. and we'll no doubt push through parts of napa county very shortly. so let's get back to the satellite radar composite image. you can see it's developing offshore and quickly swinging onshore. and bringing rain to all parts of the bay area. this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one storm for the remainder of this afternoon, and through much of the evening, we'll see lightrillionain and showers, but with isolated downpours and no doubt the roadways will be slippery and

weather anchor spencer christian. hey, spencer. hey, kristen. >> i want to give you a couple of images of this storm. let's go right back to that one. you were just looking at showing that low pressure system up there in the gulf of alaska, and that long plume of moisture reaching way out to sea. that's the storm is tapping into that. that's that atmospheric river you've heard so much about. and of course, it's producing rain here in the bay area right now. let's see. let me move along here because the spacebar wasn't moving my images. here we go. this is what's happening right now. we've got rain across the entire bay area right now. it's been generally light to moderate throughout the day, but it's becoming a little bit more intense right now as the moderate to heavy rain starts to move into the bay area, indicated by those yellow and orange and red colors. and so go back to the well, i'll tell you, this thing is not let me use my other button here to move things along. there you go. so this is the pattern. we've got these waves

but let's begin with abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian tracking the conditions right now, spencer. hello, dion. >> well, right now the north bay is getting the worst of it, and it's going to get even worse still in the north bay and other parts of the bay area as well. here's a look at live doppler seven. you can see that we have rain scattered all over the bay area, but the steadiest rain right now is in the north bay and as you look at our looping image with the oh well, i just skipped over it. so go to the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm. most of the day. the rain has been relatively light, but it's going to get heavier tonight. the ground is saturated. we'll have some gusty wind and some occasional downpours. thus, the impact of this storm will certainly be level two when we go to the forecast animation starting at 6 p.m. between 6 and 7, we'll see an eight. rather, we'll see the rain getting much heavier starting in the north bay, which is where cornell is right now, and it will start swinging southward and eastward, covering all par

so let's get right to abc seven's spencer christian for a look at the forecast. spencer. >> hey, kristen. i'm tracking it right now. things are on the move. let's take a look at live doppler seven. you can see we have a fairly widespread area of rain right now. it began as just some showers up in the north bay, and it has quickly expanded. in fact, although most of the activity so far has been in the north bay is getting quite wet right now, and parts of the east bay over in the hayward and dublin and san ramon area. so it's quickly expanding. and that means that the evening commute is going to probably be slow, with slippery roadways and potentially hazardous driving conditions. and there's more of this rain developing offshore. still moving in our direction. now on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale, this is a level one storm for this afternoon and evening. we'll see more periods of lightrillionain and showers and some isolated downpours again, i emphasize wetrillionoadways and slippery conditions for the evening commute. i just want to give you a littl

spencer christian standing by with the answer on that. hi, spencer., diane. >> well, before we get to when it's going to end, i want to show you just how wet it has been over the last three days. last 72 hours, in fact, the storms have been quite generous in their delivery of rainfall to us. mount tam has received nearly seven and one third inches of rain over the last three days. santa rosa over three inches san francisco. more than one and a third inches oakland, nearly two inches more than one and one third inches and san jose and ben lomond nearly seven inches of rain. so we all know we've had quite a drenching right now we're looking at live doppler seven. as you can see, there's not a lot of rain leftt ere are some wet spots. we have some lightrillionain and showers up sa, moving over into northern sonoma, napa county, up around saint helena and then farther east in the north bay over toward vacaville and fairfield. down to vallejo. we've got some showers in the east bay. we have lightrillionain near walnut creek and clayton, berkeley, oakland,

and abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking it and joins us with the details. spencer. >> okay, karina, you may recall earlier in the week the waves were even higher and a bit more dangerous. right now, though, they're still elevated and we have a high surf advisory in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. a large breakers may reach heights of 15 to 23ft. right now you can see wave heights are currently right around 14 15ft, which is still pretty high. there's the risk of dangerous rip currents. and of course, these are dangerous swimming and surfing conditions, so it's advisable to stay away from the coastline. the stormy had yesterday of course, was partly responsible for whipping up those high waves as it was out at sea. we still have pretty strong winds at sea and as you can see right now in the satellite radar composite image, those clouds and the showers we had yesterday and this morning are moving out. so we'll get a one day break with some sunny skies tomorrow. and then another storm at the end of the week. right now though, we're still looking at pretty g

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking that. spencer sounds like a tricky commute tomorrow evening. >> it is going to be a tricky commute tomorrow evening. dan, we're going to have rain in the morning in the north bay, but later in the day it will be in all locations. so let's start with the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the approaching storm is a level one, so for tomorrow in the afternoon and evening, look for lightrillionain and showers and possibly some isolated downpours which could make a mess of the evening commute. so here's our day planner for tomorrow. 7:00 tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, but by noon we'll see north bay showers tempoorary moving up into the low 50s in the north bay. mid 50s bay and coast by 4 p.m. showers will have expanded to the entire bay area and 7 p.m. we're talking about a very rainy evening and obviously a very messy and slow and challenging evening commute. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. ama all righ

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here with a look at the timing of all of this. spencer. >> okay, dan is getting a little bit closer. here's a look at live doppler seven in the radar and the satellite, and you can see that there's little activity offshore. that's not the system heading our way. it's about a day away. here's the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the approaching storm is a level one a light storm, and tomorrow afternoon and evening is when we expect to start to feel the impact of this system. it's going to be a messy evening commute tomorrow. here's our forecast animation starting at 5 a.m. not until about 9 a.m. we'll see the first batch of light showers moving through the north bay between then and about noon. it gets more widespread and heavier, and the afternoon evening commute will be a mess of the full accuweather seven day forecast in a few minutes. kristen. spencer, thank you. >> the first stop on the road to the white house voting is just about to start in the iowa caucuses. the tone and outlook of voters there and for floating landma

there is a lot more rain in store this weekend, and we've got team coverage starting with spencer christian, because you have been tracking this storm, which is now a level two. >> it is indeed a level two. diana. as a matter of fact, we have some even heavier rain coming in tonight than we had during the day. let's take a look at live doppler seven. you can see we've got pretty good coverage from the storm right now across the entire region. there is some rain falling, but the heaviest rain right now is moving onshore just right through the central part of the bay area, through the golden gate, through san francisco, across the bay, over to oakland and that pattern is going to continue for a while as we pull back and show you the looping image on the satellite and radar composite, we'll have wave after wave of rain coming in tonight. and again, it's going to be steadier and heavier later tonight once again on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm. so for tonight, widespread rain and occasional downpours. those downpours may not always be brief. they could be

so far and has triggered a flood watch abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian lets us know whatdion, the storm is certainly expanding its reach in the previous hour, it was mainly a north bay event in sonoma county. now let's take a look at live doppler seven. you can see the storm is mg

so let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian. is tracking what we can expect. spencer. >> okay, i'm of the new year. got off to a sunny start today. not so sunny on january 2nd. here's a look at our day planner for tomorrow 7:00 tomorrow morning. skies will be cloudy ahead of the arrival of rainfall. by noon. we'll see north bay showers developing, temperatures by noon in the mid to upper 50s from coast to the inland areas. by 4 p.m. there will be showers and downpours across the entire bay area. the evening commute is going to be a challenging one with heavy rain in some spots and of course slick roadways. temperatures at 4 p.m. mid to upper 50s from coast to inland and then by 7 p.m. we'll still have wet weather showers will linger not only into the evening hours tomorrow, but all the way into wednesday. i'll have the accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. i'm all right, spencer. >> we will check back with you and you can track the rain yourself with the same live doppler seven that spencer and our weather team use.

let's get a check with spencer christian and a look at those rain numbers. evel one storm, but the storm is beginning to fall apart. as you can see here, let me close in a little bit and show you where it is. still raining. we still have wet spots, as you can see up in the north bay, a fairly wide area of mainly lightrillionain, but some brief downpours. also moving from sonoma county over into napa county, then in the inland east bay. we've got a widespread area of lightrillionain from oak anchor to antioch down into brentwood, discovery bay and a few downpours in that region as well. down in the south bay from coyote to morgan hill to gilroy, we've got some widespread downpours, so some pretty heavy rain there and once again, it is still a level one storm. as you look at the loop radar and satellite image, you can see not much developing offshore right now. so we're likely to get fewer and fewer of these impulses coming onshore tonight. but a level one storm into this evene

weather anchor spencer christian tracking a look at this weather advisory. spencer. >> okay. dan. heights are coming down just a bit as you pointed out, but we still have nonetheless a high surf advisory in effect until 4:00 tomorrow morning. wave heights may reach levels of 19 to 23ft. right now, you see, we still have elevated wave heights around 14 15ft. they appear to be coming down just a bit. nonetheless, there's still the risk of dangerous rip currents. and of course, these are dangerous surfing and swimming conditions. as we look at the satellite radar composite image, you see that the storm that we had last day this morning is moving away. nonetheless behind that storm, we've got some pretty brisk winds. it was the winds with that most recent storm that helped whip up the high surf. and right now we're looking at gusts near the coastline between 20 and 30mph. but those winds are expected to get a little bit tamer as well going into tomorrow. so once again, high surf advisory still in effect. we still have a dangerous, potentially dangerous surf. but

. >> let's begin with spencer christian and a look at what you can expect. en. and you can see that storm is closing in on us. clouds are beginning to move into the bay area right now. the rain will not be far behind. let's take a closer look at this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. it's a level three storm. a strong storm uh. the strength of the storm will start to manifest itself late tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon into the evening hours with rain that will be heavy at times, strong gusty winds and of course, there's a possibility of flooding and wind damage. here's the forecast animation starting at 2 a.m. between 2 a.m. and about 830 or so. we'll see that first wave of rain moving into the north bay. it will be pretty much a north bay event up until about noon, and then early in the afternoon, we'll see the storm spreading to all parts of the bay area with periods of heavy downpours. it's going to be a very messy and slow and potentially hazardous afternoon and evening commute tomorrow, as those steady rains will just continue to fall in

weather anchor spencer christian with the latest conditions as we speak. here's a look at live doppler seven. once again, you can see the heaviest rain right now is still in the north bay. becoming more widespread though and moving southward. so we're all going to feel the impact of this rain sometime tonight. this has been the pattern throughout the day and now into the evening. the bands of rain are moving down from the northwest, pushing to the southeast. so let's take a look at our exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. this is a level two storm. it has felt like a level one for much of the day, because the rain has been relatively light up until now, but the ground is saturated. so now as the rain gets even heavier, along with gusty wind and downpours, it's trust me, it's a level two. so here's the forecast animation starting at 6 p.m. and taking us to 8 p.m. when you'll see the rain. the heavy rain becoming steadier and more widespread. and then 9 p.m. 10 p.m. pretty much the same picture, although it will start winding down a little bit in the north

there >> i'm spencer christian, no snow here in the bay area, but we have a cold and frosty morning coming our way. i'll have the accuweatherorast coming up when abc seven news at then we are looking for you. we are the peace corps. with volunteers in more than 60 countries. living together. working together. transforming lives. together. join us. when migraine strikes are the tradeoffs of treating worth it? ubrelvy is another option, it quickly eliminates migraine pain. do not take with strong cyp3a4 inhibitors. allergic reactions to ubrelvy can happen. most common side effects were nausea and sleepiness. ask about ubrelvy. my late father-in-law lit up a room, but his vision dimmed with age. he had amd. i didn't know it then, but it can progress to ga, an advanced form of the disease. his struggle with vision loss from amd made me want to help you see warning signs of ga. like straight lines that seem wavy, blurry, or missing visual spots that make it hard to see faces like this one, or trouble with low light that makes driving at night a real challenge. if you've been diagnosed with amd

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian joining us now with when the rain will return. >> okay, diana, it certainly was soggy in some spots earlier today as that cold front swept through. but right now looking at live doppler seven, you can see we've got quiet weather conditions. and as we saw in that live shot behind you, the skies are partly cloudy at the moment. and you can see on the satellite radar the sweeping cold front going out of the bay area. but a second one is coming right behind it, and that will be our next rainmaker for tomorrow. so let's take a look at this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. a level one storm for tomorrow, bringing scattered showers and lightrillionain rainfall totals up to about a third of an inch. it will be slick and slow. travel, of course. forecast animation starting 11:00 tonight shows some showers moving into the area by the time the morning commute begins tomorrow. these will be light scattered showers, but they'll be certainly wet spots on the roadways in the morning hours. and then the showers to become more widespre

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abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is tracking that. spencer sounds like a tricky commute tomorrow evening. >> it is going to be a tricky commute tomorrow evening. dan, we're going to have rain in the morning in the north bay, but later in the day it will be in all locations. so let's start with the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale. the approaching storm is a level one, so for tomorrow in the afternoon and evening, look for lightrillionain and showers and possibly some isolated downpours which could make a mess of the evening commute. so here's our day planner for tomorrow. 7:00 tomorrow morning. mostly cloudy skies and temperatures in the mid to upper 40s, but by noon we'll see north bay showers tempoorary moving up into the low 50s in the north bay. mid 50s bay and coast by 4 p.m. showers will have expanded to the entire bay area and 7 p.m. we're talking about a very rainy evening and obviously a very messy and slow and challenging evening commute. i'll have the full accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. ama all righ

so let's bring in abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian. he is tracking what we can expect. spencer. >> okay, i'm of the new year. got off to a sunny start today. not so sunny on january 2nd. here's a look at our day planner for tomorrow 7:00 tomorrow morning. skies will be cloudy ahead of the arrival of rainfall. by noon. we'll see north bay showers developing, temperatures by noon in the mid to upper 50s from coast to the inland areas. by 4 p.m. there will be showers and downpours across the entire bay area. the evening commute is going to be a challenging one with heavy rain in some spots and of course slick roadways. temperatures at 4 p.m. mid to upper 50s from coast to inland and then by 7 p.m. we'll still have wet weather showers will linger not only into the evening hours tomorrow, but all the way into wednesday. i'll have the accuweather seven day forecast a little bit later. i'm all right, spencer. >> we will check back with you and you can track the rain yourself with the same live doppler seven that spencer and our weather team us

abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian standing by with a look at our unseen seasonably high temperatures, which will continue to. >> it is pretty warm out there. diane it was 72 degrees at kickoff time around 330 this afternoon, and we were expecting , well, the possibility of some record highs for today. san jose tied the record high for this date at 72 degrees. originally set back in 1928 when i was a mere lad. let's take a look at our 24 hour temperature changes 2 to 5 degrees warmer in most bay area locations than at this time yesterday. currently still pretty mild, but not anywhere near the peak of our warming, which occurred about an hour and a half ago. so 65 degrees in san jose right now, seven degrees down from the high of 72 and 65 up in santa rosa, 66 here in san francisco. quite mild then all around the bay area. and these are our forecast headlines. more springlike warmth tomorrow. but our weather is going to take a dramatic change by midweek. i'll have all the details on that in my accuweather seven day forecast in a few minutes dion. >> all right. sounds good

i'm spencer christian with a look at increasingly good chances of partial clearing for the tonight'se accuweather forecast and we'll take you live to new york city's times square, in the thick of all of the new year's eve excitement. abc seven news at six starts right now. >> building a better bay area moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc seven news. check it out. >> the crowds are gathering, police are preparing, and businesses along san francisco's embarcadero are hopeful for good fortune. this new year's eve. hi there, and thanks for joining us on this final day of the year, i'm dionne lim. out with the old. in with the new. there is growing anticipation tonight for a fresh start in 2024. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard is once again live for us at the bay area's unofficial new year's eve headquarters, san francisco's embarcadero. you've got a look at all the celebrations happening today and the preparations for the big one tonight. hi, cornell. >> hey, diane. yeah, 20, 24. just hours away. and i have to tell you, we can already feel buzz of excitement down here

spencer christian here with the wet weather forecast, a little bit of a respite right now. >> a little is right, larry is dry right now, but another storm is on its way. another cold front sweeping in our direction. as you can see on the satellite radar composite image. and it will start to push into the bay area during the overnight hours. so this storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one light storm producing scattered showers. rainfall totals up to about a third of an inch, and the roadways will be slick and slow. travel of course. here's the forecast animation starting at midnight. and notice by the time the morning commute begins, 5 a.m. or so, we'll see little pockets of showers sweeping into the bay area and by midday it will be more widespread into the afternoon hours. it might even be some heavier, steadier rain before it all winds down tomorrow evening, giving way to clearing skies tomorrow night and rainfall totals once again. we project will be generally under a 10th of an inch in the north bay, but higher totals down on the peninsula into the east

uh- abc seven news weather anchor spencer christian is here to tell us, though, when the rain returnss >> if only we could hold on to that view behind the two of you for a while. but it's not happening. here's a look at our looping radar and satellite image. you can see the next storm is closing in on us. it's approaching the north coast right now and before midnight tonight, some parts of the bay area may see some lightrillionain developing. here's a live view as we take a look at current conditions. 54 degrees right now in san francisco, also mid 50s in oakland, hayward, san mateo and half moon bay, and a milder 58 degrees at san jose looking toward the golden gate. see clouds building offshore. it's 57 right now. both santa rosa and fairfield, 58 at concord, mid-fifties at petaluma, napa and livermore, and let's check out our forecast headlines. overnight rain with some brief downpours. when i say overnight, i mean the early morning hours leading into the morning commute, which is likely to be a messy one because showers will linger through the morning hours. then thursday and frid

let's get a check with spencer christian and a look at those rain numbers. spencer okay, diane. >> yes, still a level. excuse me. still a level one storm, but the storm is beginning to fall apart. as you can see here, let me close in a little bit and show you where it is. still raining. we still have wet spots, as you can see up in the north bay, a fairly wide area of mainly lightrillionain, but some brief downpours. also moving from sonoma county over into napa county, then in the inland east bay. we've got a widespread area of lightrillionain from oak anchor to antioch down into brentwood, discovery bay and a few downpours in that region as well. down in the south bay from coyote to morgan hill to gilroy, we've got some widespread downpours, so some pretty heavy rain there and once again, it is still a level one storm. as you look at the loop radar and satellite image, you can see not much developing offshore right now. so we're likely to get fewer and fewer of these impulses coming onshore tonight. but a level one storm into this evening, we expect more sc

. >> so let's check in with spencer christian for a first look at the forecast. >> spencer okay, karina and dion. well the good news is our nights are getting a little bit milder than the last two have been uh- though some rain is coming our way. that's the big change in our forecast. so let's take a look at the satellite radar composite image. and you can see a little bit of light rain moving into the northernmost part of the state right now. but there is more active weather out to see moving in our direction. and we're going to start to get some rain tomorrow. the approaching storm on the exclusive abc seven storm impact scale is a level one. so for tomorrow morning, we're talking about scattered showers that will begin before the morning commute starts. so look out for rough or rough surf. rather rough surf. easy for me to say. and slick roads less than a quarter of an inch of rainfall, likely from this storm. so let's take a look at the forecast animation starting at 2 a.m, at which point we'll see the first pockets of showers beginning to push into the north bay. by middle of the m

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