News of the North Bay

31/07/2025

The latest long range outlooks hint that the delightfully cool summer we've been experiencing, not only here in the North Bay but also statewide, may continue. As of July 30th, the long range models do not forsee intense high pressure moving into the state, the kind of setup that typically brings heat waves to California. Instead the forecasts suggest the state may continue to be in the "goldilocks zone", in between high and low pressure....

The latest long range outlooks hint that the delightfully cool summer we've been experiencing, not only here in the North Bay but also statewide, may continue. As of July 30th, the long range models do not forsee intense high pressure moving into the state, the kind of setup that typically brings he

08/07/2025

After a fairly mild few weeks the risk of above normal heat will return to the North Bay beginning on Wednesday. The hottest locations will approach 100 degrees as high pressure pushes into the region. Nothing that unusual for early July, but worth noting just the same. For now low pressure is keeping Northern California a bit cooler than average....

After a fairly mild few weeks the risk of above normal heat will return to the North Bay beginning on Wednesday. The hottest locations will approach 100 degrees as high pressure pushes into the region. Nothing that unusual for early July, but worth noting just the same. For now low pressure is ke

18/06/2025

Our hottest day of the week should be Wednesday before the North Bay cools off through the upcoming weekend. Cool low pressure will pass over the state from Thursday through Sunday, ushering in the change. Highs will drop from the 90s inland to the 70s by Friday. With the pressure gradients, winds will pick up from Thursday through the weekend. The strongest winds are forecast to remain offshore....

Our hottest day of the week should be Wednesday before the North Bay cools off through the upcoming weekend. Cool low pressure will pass over the state from Thursday through Sunday, ushering in the change. Highs will drop from the 90s inland to the 70s by Friday. With the pressure grad

14/06/2025

Signs from No King's protest and rally in Santa Rosa, CA, Saturday June 14th

14/06/2025

Thousands assembled in cities across Sonoma County and the North Bay Area to protest the Trump administration and its policies, just part of hundreds of similar protests in CA and thousands nationwide. The No Kings Day protests coincide with a military parade planned for Saturday in Washington DC.

This was the scene on Farmer's Lane in Santa Rosa Saturday morning.

28/05/2025

Although Wednesday brought a distinct cool down, a rapid warmup will begin Thursday, peaking on Friday with Heat Advisories issued by the National Weather Service for the North Bay. Looking more closely at what's causing the spike in temperatures, a strong high pressure ridge will pass over NorCal Thursday through Saturday. But this will weaken rapidly by Sunday and Monday, when low pressure pushes in, cooling us off pretty dramatically....

Although Wednesday brought a distinct cool down, a rapid warmup will begin Thursday, peaking on Friday with Heat Advisories issued by the National Weather Service for the North Bay. Looking more closely at what's causing the spike in temperatures, a strong high pressure ridge will pass over N

10/05/2025

Winter is showing it's not quite done with California as a quick shot of rain and cool temperatures are due to arrive late Sunday into Monday. The rain will arrive with a cold upper level low sweeping across California. You can see the forecast below. Rain and showers will begin in the overnight hours early Monday and continue in showers through most of the day....

Winter is showing it's not quite done with California as a quick shot of rain and cool temperatures are due to arrive late Sunday into Monday. The rain will arrive with a cold upper level low sweeping across California. You can see the forecast below. Rain and showers will begin in the ove

29/04/2025

Spring weather is having a hard time getting established across the North Bay, and this coming weekend will bring another cold blast of air, with a few showers possible. A cutoff low will once again approach Northern California from the northwest, dropping directly over the state on Saturday the 3rd and Sunday the 4th, and causing temperatures to plunge back to well below average for early May....

Spring weather is having a hard time getting established across the North Bay, and this coming weekend will bring another cold blast of air, with a few showers possible. A cutoff low will once again approach Northern California from the northwest, dropping directly over the state on Saturday the

22/04/2025

While it may bring us mostly just cold air, a showery and blustery spring storm will shake things up across the North Bay this Friday and Saturday. The little disturbance will drop into the region beginning Thursday and clear out by late Saturday, bringing gusty winds and showers at times, especially to our north and east. Rainfall looks very light at this point, adding up to just a few hundreds of an inch in most valley locations....

While it may bring us mostly just cold air, a showery and blustery spring storm will shake things up across the North Bay this Friday and Saturday. The little disturbance will drop into the region beginning Thursday and clear out by late Saturday, bringing gusty winds and showers at times, especi

10/04/2025

High pressure has shoved the active storm track into Canada and the Pacific Northwest, leaving us with a mostly sunny and mild week ahead. A cold front now passing into Washington and Oregon will wash out over Northern California, bringing us slight cooling and drier air over the next couple of days. The ensemble models don't see any real change for at least 10 days, with a weak high pressure ridge in control....

High pressure has shoved the active storm track into Canada and the Pacific Northwest, leaving us with a mostly sunny and mild week ahead. A cold front now passing into Washington and Oregon will wash out over Northern California, bringing us slight cooling and drier air over the next couple of d

30/03/2025

Rain will slowly add up across the North Bay over the next three days, eventually exceeding 1 inch in the wettest spots. A significant storm for the end of March/early April! You can see the storm pushing in on Sunday. There will be lots of showers continuing through Monday and even into Tuesday. Here's a look at projected rain around midday on Monday....

Rain will slowly add up across the North Bay over the next three days, eventually exceeding 1 inch in the wettest spots. A significant storm for the end of March/early April! You can see the storm pushing in on Sunday. There will be lots of showers continuing through Monday and even into Tuesday.

26/03/2025

March is poised to go out like a lion across Northern California, with quite a bit of rain inbound to the North Bay region. You can see the first storm ramping up, a beautiful spiral off the Pacific Northwest coast. It looks impressive, but the cold front is weakening as it reaches California and runs up against departing high pressure. So our rain and showers won't be all that impressive....

March is poised to go out like a lion across Northern California, with quite a bit of rain inbound to the North Bay region. You can see the first storm ramping up, a beautiful spiral off the Pacific Northwest coast. It looks impressive, but the cold front is weakening as it reaches Califor