SONOMA COUNTY, CA — An emergency alert and warning exercise scheduled for Tuesday in Santa Rosa and Sonoma County has been cancelled due to fire weather concerns in the North Bay mountains during the next 48 to 72 hours. It was cancelled by the city, the county and the National Weather Service, the latter of… Keep Reading
The County of Sonoma Department of Health Services has issued a heat alert in response to the National Weather Service’s prediction of consecutive days of 90 to 100-plus degree temperatures on Wednesday, June 16 through Friday, June 18. These weather conditions can cause heatstroke and worsen chronic medical conditions, leading to severe complications and death.… Keep Reading
PETALUMA, CA — A heat advisory has been issued for Memorial Day for much of the Bay Area and the North Bay, including Petaluma. The advisory is in effect from noon until 9 p.m. on Memorial Day, when hot temperatures are expected to range from the low 90s to the low 100s in the interior… Keep Reading
SAN FRANCISCO, May 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — With summer just around the corner, there’s no better time to get outside—and no better place to do it than California wine country. The summer season in the Golden State’s diverse wine regions is a special time with its beautiful weather and fun activities. Winery patios await, al fresco activities abound and scenic… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA, Calif. (KGO) — The rain system that came through the Bay Area this past weekend has moved through — and didn’t leave much on the ground. Experts say a majority of California is dealing with drought conditions, and they continue to worsen. If you blinked on Sunday, it’s very possible you missed the… Keep Reading
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF) — A storm moving through the Bay Area Wednesday morning brought with it sheets of hail that blanketed some neighborhoods, while snow dusted the highest peaks. Overnight, snow fell on some of the area’s highest peaks. The National Weather Service said it appeared potentially up to a couple of inches of… Keep Reading
The smidgen of rain falling from Sunday into Monday and another band of showers later in the week will have scant impact on Sonoma County’s rainfall deficit, and the long-range forecast calls for below normal precipitation statewide through April. “It’s not looking super-favorable at this point,” Brooke Bingaman, a National Weather Service meteorologist, said Sunday.… Keep Reading
The strongest part of the winter storm passed through Sonoma County overnight Tuesday dropping as much as 2 inches of rain and snow in the interior mountains but without triggering evacuations in 2019 and 2020 burn scars. Downed power lines and toppled trees led to multiple road closures and knocked out power to thousands of… Keep Reading
SAN FRANCISCO — A potent atmospheric river barreled toward California on Tuesday, bringing the threat of downpours that could unleash destructive debris flows from wildfire burn scars as well as a heavy dump of snow from blizzard conditions in the Sierra Nevada. Evacuation orders were issued in Santa Cruz and San Mateo counties around the… Keep Reading
A weather pattern that has trapped smoke from fire places above the Bay Area has prompted a Spare the Air alert for Monday. The alert, announced Sunday afternoon by the Bay Area Air Quality Management District, is the first since Dec. 5, and it prohibits the operation of wood-burning fire places and stoves and even… Keep Reading
