winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada until 4 a.m. friday couple inches expected above 5000. it becomes winter storm warning tomorrow night continuing until 4:00 p.m. saturday 2 to 3 feet of new snow above 7000. pretty exciting. wet wind tomorrow we look at mid 50's to low 60's and around the monterey temperatures in the low 60's. certainly need the rain here or there. if heading to the 49 ers game as they play, the new york jets candlestick park giants me giants. 3:30. dropping down to the lower 50' 50's. new york giants that is. as you look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast many you will notice the rain and wind taper. coming back sunday late afternoon into early monday could see few lingering showers on tuesday but rate now we are drying it out milder weather for the middle to latter part of next week. new york giants. >> that's right. >> right. >> niners able to play because they have been prepping for the rain is that yes get might be some dry weather first half of the game. >> hopefully? thanks. >> new changes in prenatal testi

winter weather advisory for the sierra nevada until 4 a.m. friday couple inches expected above 5000. it becomes winter storm warning tomorrow night continuing until 4:00 p.m. saturday 2 to 3 feet of new snow above 7000. pretty exciting. wet wind tomorrow we look at mid 50's to low 60's and around the monterey bay temperatures in the low 60's. certainly need the rain here or there. if heading to the 49 ers game as they play, the new york jets candlestick park giants me giants. 3:30. dropping down to the lower 50' 50's. new york giants that is. as you look at the accu-weather 7 day forecast many you will notice the rain and wind taper. coming back sunday late afternoon into early monday could see few lingering showers on tuesday but rate now we are drying it out milder weather for the middle to latter part of next week. new york giants. >> that's right. >> right. >> niners able to play because they have been prepping for the rain is that yes get might be some dry weather first half of the game. >> hopefully? thanks. >> new changes in prenatal t

in the sierra nevada there is a is a winter weather advisory. and could be seeing higher amounts and gusts 25 miles per hour over bridges so prepare for hazardous driving conditions plan to go up to tahoe and ski. high temperatures low to mid-50s and we'll see a chance of rain in the north bay for wednesday around the bay. mid to upper 50s and partly cloudy skies tlchl is a look at the accu-weather forecast. that chance of drops tomorrow into the north bay. rain everywhere thursday, friday. need umbrellas. off and on throughout the weekend. 49ers playing new york giants sunday. there could be a small window. and it tapers off late into afternoon so i'm hoping it tapers off earlier to get the game going. right now it doesn't look like rain is going to let up. >> and thank you, sandhya. >> still ahead, kids trying ecstasy in a younger age? how officials are hoping to stop this dangerous trend. >> a local man's labor of love. the inspiration behind development of his franken kindel and how it could make reading easier for disabled. we'll be right b

in the 50s in the sierra nevada today. 52 in the northern sierra. 53 in the southern sierra. and how about 73 inless. with in los angeles. and wind gusts over 55 miles an hour. pretty dangerous conditions here. but taking us back home, it will be a nice mild afternoon with temperatures in the low 60s by 2:00 3:00. if you are headed out to the game today upper 50s to start out. low 60s later on. and the entire bay area warming up into the mid-60s again. so nice afternoon. livermore 66. 66 in morgan hill. salinas coming in at 69. here's a look at the 7 day forecast. we are look at temperatures to be the warmest in fact today and then a big slide tomorrow. waking up to slow clouds and fog. partly sunny in the afternoon but we will be much, much cooler into sunday, monday tuesday and then here comes our chance of rain on wednesday. looks like everybody gets wet thursday and friday but with these next couple of systems the rain favoring the north bay we we will see a sharp line where it ends. we could see an inch in sonoma county and nothing in the south bay. >> the skiers want to

in the sierra nevada, high fire danger here. good news by the end of the week we won't be looking at any problems at all in terms of fire weather watch. that will be confined to tomorrow and eventually getting to more seasonal temperatures and hopefully adding to the precip around here. lower 60s by the afternoon at candlestick. another sunny day in the city. we'll see milder numbers as we head east and south with mid-60s for livermore. 65 san jose. 46 in santa rosa and even upper 60s once again returning to gilroy and hollister. overnight tonight, conditions won't be as cold. we'll have the clouds, the deblg of low clouds and fog and 1500 feet. we won't have freezing temperatures. not going to warm up, mid-50s. mid-50s monday and tuesday, chance of rain begins on wednesday. maybe half an inch, thursday and friday, upwards of an inch in sonoma county. it looks like it won't make it down to san jose or central coast. sierra nevada we could see rain first. >> terry: maybe the start of some good things to come. >> lisa: we're looki

most of the activity the west slopes of the sierra nevada, southern sierra and back home, light showers up around novato and sea ranch, wet weather. south of 580 into moraga, looking at wet weather. here in sunnyvale, looking at light to mod lat rain. getting ready to move into campbell and los gatos, look at the winds, still a factor at 36 miles an hour at the airport. front has passed through and westerly winds behind it will keep it breezy today. hayward is, wind gusts up to 23 miles an hour and concord at 22 miles an hour. so we're looking at upper 40s where it's breezy. it feels chilly. numbers have dropped since 4:00 this morning. that is when the ail end of the cold front was pushing through the bay area. showers and breezy this morning. still lingering showers throughout the afternoon hours, bulk of the day will be dry. snow is winding down around 3:00 4:00 hour. scattered showers arrive during the game tomorrow in the early morning, but heavy rain will hold off until the overnight hours. here is a look at satellite and radar composite. fast moving system dumping nearly 2 inches

it has been unseasonally dry in the sierra nevada. state wide snow pack is 14% of normal. there is southern sierra. 20% of normal. just one year ago, 182% of normal. eem sure many of you remember that. raining here in the bay area. we could see change if computer models are right. there is a possibility of snow in the sierra nevada. highs coming up 67 under sniz in santa rosa. there is 65 in san jose. monterey bay, beautiful day. 66 in santa cruz. here is the accu-weather forecast. spare the air tomorrow, dry pattern continues and temperatures coming up more on thursday. and getting close to 70 degrees there. friday, saturday, a little bit of a downward trend and sunday. more clouds, martin luther king junior day looking dry but clouding up tuesday. that may lead to, may lead to, dan, rain wednesday. there is a pattern that persisted for week autos so we're waiting and hoping that that will signal change ahead. >> just head here a group with a cause claims responsibility for burning cattle trucks. then at 6:00 there is a energy project to use tharl temperatures of the eart

the heavy snow in the sierra nevada. we are talking about leftover showers this morning and becoming partly to mostly cloudy so we aren't going to see a totally dry day, but still a few light showers. tomorrow the rain moves back in time for the game." it will be with us throughout the entire game on and off. >> lisa. thanks are joining us on abc7 news. keep track of the latest breaking news on twitter, abc7 news bay area, and tweet lisa and

but hey, look how promising the system is for the sierra nevada. already measuring that snow at about six inches at 6:00 a.m. thursday. and the bulk of the moisture hasn't even arrived yet so we could talk about with chain requirements as we head through this weekend. also, something that's happening big game here sunday, january 22, candlestick park, new york takes on our own san francisco 49ers. we've got rain in the forecast but hey, i don't think it's going to be anything that's going to keep our boys down. if you are headed to the game, make sure you've got the umbrella ready, showers on and off throughout the game and winds at about 10 to 20 miles per hour. winds can become a factor as well. we're watching for that. cool and cloudy conditions by tuesday. then the rain chances ramp up wednesday all the way through sunday. i'll tell you how much we're expecting. let me tell you this. a hint. more than an inch. back to you guys. >> christina, thank you. as we've been talking about all day today, it is dr. martin luther king, jr. day and that mea

that's good news for the sierra nevada. your snow levels are going to fall to possibly 4500 feet, so your temperature this is morning are running cold, 29 in livermore, at 36 in hayward and 37 in san mateo. by noon, only ending up in the 40s. we're going to round out the day with plenty of 50s. we'll tell you how much rain we expect, which cities will get the most and we're also tracking that sierra snow. that's coming up all morning long. back to you guys. >> still ahead on "today in the bay," making neighborhoods safer. what volunteers are doing in one of the roughest neighborhoods to bring the community together. >> virginia is not the only place for lovers. the survey ranks san francisco as one of the top places to find a date. >> check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news. >> speaking of san francisco, a lot of love happening out there i'm sure. a lot of lights twinkling in the moonlight. >> reporter: i'm bob redell live in the east bay. police need your help in finding a 14-year-old boy accused of sexually ass

in the sierra nevada, winter weather advisory for thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. four to eight inches and gusts to 75 miles an hour. driving will be tough, so you might want to go tomorrow. tomorrow afternoonhe temperatures in the low to mid50s under mostly cloudy skies. around the monterey bay, numbers in the mid to upper 50s. if your travel takes you to the north bay tomorrow, if you live there, a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow. rain for thursday, friday. periods of wet weather for your saturday and sunday. it is really continuing into early next week. the 49ers play sunday afternoon. we know they are going to win -- well, play. all i can say right now is there may be a small window during the game where we may have some period of d weather, but take the rain gear if you are heading there just to be on the safe side. >> thanks, sandhya. >>> on the subject, coit tower is bathed in red. >> this is a live picture as the city celebrates 49er oh, hello. i'd like to tell you about netflix. it's an amazing service that lets you watch unlimited movies and tv e

that's when we expect rain snow in the sierra nevada. under cold snachlt some of the coldest air of the season. from canada. 18 below in calgary and cold air results in freezing cold conditions here. we see the temperatures dropping below freezing and haven't bottomed out yet. 30 in novato. santa rosa. down to 31 grease in livermore and fairfield. mountain view. freezinging cold in los gatos at this hour so if you have just stepped outside you know that it is cold out there. dry air mass clear sky light wind and lack at the numbers compared to 24 hours ago we are running 11 degrees cooler and los gatos. 12 degrees cold intersanta rose down 4 in oakland. freeze warning tonight could see record low tomorrow morning. mostly sunny and rain pattern against wednesday afternoon in the north bay. this is how cold it gets. this is worth rae peteing in case you didn't catch us at the top of the broadcast. 23 degrees in life more. 25 in vallejo. 26 in concord. did you know to the low 20's fairfield napa santa rosa 26 degrees in clover dale. 29 in s

a mix of rain and snow in the sierra nevada. and wet weather is off and on and continuing for your thursday and even parts of your friday. look what is out here for the following weekend. we really are in for some big changes. i am giving you advanced warning so you can find your rain gear. i know it has been a week since we last saw rain. 64 degrees in santa rosa and san mateo and oakland and fremont. 65 for new concord, san jose. a nice looking day. a mix of sun and high clouds and around the monterey bay. 69 in salinas and inland in hollister. niners' forecast as they host the saints, mostly sunny skies. the temperatures in the low 60s at the time the game begins. dropping down into the upper 50s later on. so really beautiful weather at candlestick park. a light wind and normally it is breezy out there. but we are expecting it to remain light. spare the air for your saturday. much cooler on sunday. martin luther king, junior day. it is back to reality in the bay area. chance of rain on wednesday. rain likely for thursday and

a wet pattern begins tomorrow and snow arrives in the sierra nevada. the statewide snowpack, 10% of normal right now. it is extremely low. that's going to change. we have storm number one tomorrow. stronger storm on friday, and then the last coming in, the third one sunday night. let me show you our computer animation and show you what will happen as we head toward tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m. we start to see some very light showers and beginning to approach the sonoma county area. very light. not all of the commute will be wet. you will see what will happen. this is slow to move southward. at noontime the rain is in the north bay. finally as we head into the afternoon hours, we will start to see the wet weather shifting during the evening commute. we will have some moderate pockets of rain across the heart of the bay area. it is indicated here in the yellow. showers behind that front, the scattered showers are really tapering on friday morning. more rain arrives with the second storm. this is the stronger one that will bring in heavy rain here on frida

dan and carolyn, we could be seeing some snow in the sierra nevada. there is a chance on wednesday and some rain in the bay area. before we get to that, i want to show you a you report photo. people are enjoying this lovely weather. salmon fishing submitted by bee winters. you can see how gorgeous it was with the clear skies and mid to upper 20s this morning in the coldest locations. we are headed for another cold night ahead. this afternoon, nice recovery. 67 degrees in fairfield, oakland, redwood city. close to 70 degrees in santa rosa, cloverdale and a pretty warm day in livermore as well. at least by winter's standards. 69 there. 66 in san jose. mid60s in places like half moon bay and san francisco. another you report photo. this is flying high in the sky in sonoma county and submitted by suzanne to "you report." it was hazy and with the haze with us it is a spare the air as we head into tomorrow. the temperatures right now are falling. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. and you notice 40s around the bay and down toward the south bay. it is a coup

that's when we expect rain snow in the sierra nevada. under cold snachlt some of the coldest air of the season. from canada. 18 below in calgary and cold air results in freezing cold conditions here. we see the temperatures dropping below freezing and haven't bottomed out yet. 30 in novato. santa rosa. down to 31 grease in livermore and fairfield. mountain view. freezinging cold in los gatos at this hour so if you have just stepped outside you know that it is cold out there. dry air mass clear sky light wind and lack at the numbers compared to 24 hours ago we are running 11 degrees cooler and los gatos. 12 degrees cold intersanta rose down 4 in oakland. freeze warning tonight could see record low tomorrow morning. mostly sunny and rain pattern against wednesday afternoon in the north bay. this is how cold it gets. this is worth rae peteing in case you didn't catch us at the top of the broadcast. 23 degrees in life more. 25 in vallejo. 26 in concord. did you know to the low 20's fairfield napa santa rosa 26 degrees in clover dale. 29 in s

in the sierra nevada, winter weather advisory for thursday 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. four to eight inches and gusts to 75 miles an hour. driving will be tough, so you might want to go tomorrow. tomorrow afternoon the temperatures in the low to mid50s under mostly cloudy skies. around the monterey bay, numbers in the mid to upper 50s. if your travel takes you to the north bay tomorrow, if you live there, a chance of rain in the north bay tomorrow. rain for thursday, friday. periods of wet weather for your saturday and sunday. it is really continuing into early next week. the 49ers play sunday afternoon. we know they are going to win -- well, play. all i can say right now is there may be a small window during the game where we may have some period of dry weather, but take the rain gear if you are heading there just to be on the safe side. >> thanks, sandhya. >>> on the subject, coit tower is bathed in red. >> this is a live picture as the city celebrates 49er one woman, one powerful savings tool, one chance to hunt down the right insurance at the right price. the "name

dan and carolyn, we could be seeing some snow in the sierra nevada. there is a chance on wednesday and some rain in the bay area. before we get to that, i want to show you a you report photo. people are enjoying this lovely weather. salmon fishing submitted by bee winters. you can see how gorgeous it was with the clear skies and mid to upper 20s this morning in the coldest locations. we are headed for another cold night ahead. this afternoon, nice recovery. 67 degrees in fairfield, oakland, redwood city. close to 70 degrees in santa rosa, cloverdale and a pretty warm day in livermore as well. at least by winter's standards. 69 there. 66 in san jose. mid60s in places like half moon bay and san francisco. another you report photo. this is flying high in the sky in sonoma county and submitted by suzanne to "you report." it was hazy and with the haze with us it is a spare the air as we head into tomorrow. the temperatures right now are falling. mid to upper 30s in the north bay. and you notice 40s around the bay and down toward the south bay. it is a coup

a wet pattern begins tomorrow and snow arrives in the sierra nevada. the statewide snowpack, 10% of normal right now. it is extremely low. that's going to change. we have storm number one tomorrow. stronger storm on friday, and then the last coming in, the third one sunday night. let me show you our computer animation and show you what will happen as we head toward tomorrow morning. 5:00 a.m. we start to see some very light showers and beginning to approach the sonoma county area. very light. not all of the commute will be wet. you will see what will happen. this is slow to move southward. at noontime the rain is in the north bay. finally as we head into the afternoon hours, we will start to see the wet weather shifting during the evening commute. we will have some moderate pockets of rain across the heart of the bay area. it is indicated here in the yellow. showers behind that front, the scattered showers are really tapering on friday morning. more rain arrives with the second storm. this is the stronger one that will bring in heavy rain here on frida

we'll tell you what that means for the sierra nevada, how much we're expecting in your city, and you will be impressed by our forecast accumulations. very substantial. >> i've been impressed all week long. see what happens with the niners game, too, looks like it's going to be wet. >> yes, it will. >>> border crossing crackdown. why the border patrol is keeping illegal immigrants locked up in the states before sending them home. >>> shares higher after a big press welll te we'll tell you what they said, coming up. y >>> this morning, the board patrol is revealing a new plan to crack down on people entering the country illegally. under the plan illegal border crossers may spend the night at an immigration facility hundreds of mile ways from the crossing point before being sent back to mexico. the patrol says that way they will be cut off from smugglers who helped them cross. also a new color-coded system will categorize detainees based on criminal histories and number of times they have tried to cross. >>> congress kicks off its 2012 session today with its worst approval rating in nea

a mix of rain and snow in the sierra nevada. and wet weather is off and on and continuing for your thursday and even parts of your friday. look what is out here for the following weekend. we really are in for some big changes. i am giving you advanced warning so you can find your rain gear. i know it has been a week since we last saw rain. 64 degrees in santa rosa and san mateo and oakland and fremont. 65 for new concord, san jose. a nice looking day. a mix of sun and high clouds and around the monterey bay. 69 in salinas and inland in hollister. niners' forecast as they host the saints, mostly sunny skies. the temperatures in the low 60s at the time the game begins. dropping down into the upper 50s later on. so really beautiful weather at candlestick park. a light wind and normally it is breezy out there. but we are expecting it to remain light. spare the air for your saturday. much cooler on sunday. martin luther king, junior day. it is back to reality in the bay area. chance of rain on wednesday. rain likely for thursday and

we have a lot of rain coming, more for the sierra nevada if you want to head up there. go up now if you can. big storm heading our way and lots of snow for the sierra nevada maybe a couple of feet above 8,000 feet the snow level 7,000 feet later today. we have scattered showers continuing around the bay area right now but look at that big batch of moisture off the coast. that will be the warm front so not real heavy arena but constant rainfall will start to come down this morning. cloudier showers, 40s and 50s this afternoon. cold front approaches and winds kick up, breezy outside, 20 to 30 miles an hour winds at the coast and inside the bay. next storm system on approach will bring with it a stronger system with heavier rainfall. looks like tonight and tomorrow morning. be prepared. there will be more wind with the system and you scott dekraai power outages and downed trees. the storm front moves through the main cold front making its way through the bay area 7:00, 8:00, 9:00 this evening. friday drying out in the afternoon. big game sunday. game starts at 3:30. at 3:0

in the sierra nevada we are talking about a fire weather watch until 7:00 tonight. not will the winds be gusting it to 55 americans but take a look at the relative humidity. take a look at six to 12%. very, very dry condition there. state-wide, coming down. numbers in the mid-and upper 40s. that's good. in the sierra nevada yesterday we saw low 60s. 61 fresno, 59 big sur with mid-60's los angeles. numbers taking a hit today, just 56 in santa clara, partly cloudy skies. 55 isn't mattio, and a little breezier, especially later on in the day here along the coast. downtown, much cooler today. 54 in the city. in the north pay we are look at highs in the mid-50s with the gusty winds out of the northwest. 56 in oakland, as well as fremont. you head inland where where we t least 10 degrees cooler in shots. livermore 57. even down by the monterey bay we are stuck in the mid, maybe a few upper 50s throughout gilroy. here's the accuweather forecast. much cooler weather today, the holiday tomorrow. even dropping a few more degrees. then by tuesday we are still quiet. wednesday

that's good for the sierra nevada. and we'll keep tracking this system and bring you updates each day. check your drive now with mike. >> we're looking to the south bay. we're looking at slowing. and bottom of the screen here, northbound 85, coming to 87. a little slowing. speeds in the 50s and a little below. that means more folks head into town downtown. slowing for 87. 101 from capital up to 680, and around alum rock too. typical pattern as the commute starts to build. we have this, heading toward elementary school, we had an earlier fire. damion reports that. it's still an active scene. green leaf lane is closed but yorba buena is open. if you are getting to cadwalter, you have to go further south now. as you see the crews are there. this is a house, no one was home t person who owns that reportedly was not at home and there are no injuries, just watching for hot spots. we see slowing for the few cars heading through the area. get back to the maps, what things are like further up the peninsula. a smooth drive for 1

in fact gusty winds into the sierra nevada. but it's not going to bring rain. the rain will be confined in oregon, but definitely with the chilly air in place it will feel much, much cooler. in fact, as much as 10 degrees colder tomorrow afternoon. so a lake tahoe has wind gusts up to 50 miles an hour tomorrow. we know we need snow there. it will take at least four days or so until we see some precip in the mountains. at home, upper 50s to low 60s. game time, 1:30, should be a beautiful afternoon here at candlestick and elsewhere around the bay. once again, mid-60s so above normal for january. 64 san mateo. on the coast we will see numbers in the low 60s. quite mild n the north bay, a little bit of a north wind here so we are talking about mid-60s again for santa rosa. near east bay, 62 berkeley, 64 fremont and heading out over the hills enjoy it, this will be the last day that you will see numbers in the mid-60s for our inland valleys. upper 60s for salinas. 65 monterey. spare the air today with another mild afternoon. a frosty start tomorrow waking up to low

the sfoe will be coming in, especially to the sierra nevada. several feet possible over the 48 hours. denver, we're seeing snow farther to the west and to the mountains, and right in denver itself, some delays. major delays expected over an hour in atlantis. even into los angeles and san diego. could have back-ups. san francisco, may have delays anywhere from an hour to perhaps even a bit longer. that's the latest in the forecast. gary, your turn. >> reynolds, thank you very much. ramping up the pressure on iran. the country could soon face tougher international sanctions, but is it already the target of covert bombings and assassinations? we'll explore that next. [ todd ] hello? hello todd. just calling to let you know i'm giving you the silent treatment. so you're calling to tell me you're giving me the silent treatment? ummm, yeah. jen, this is like the eighth time you've called... no, it's fine, my family has free unlimited mobile-to-any-mobile minutes. i can call all i want. i don't think you understand how the silent treatment works. hell

it's the main entry to the park from the eastern side of the sierra nevada. park officials say the storm could make driving virtually impossible. the roadway is usually closed during the winter, but the lack of rain will keep it open -- actually has kept it open until right now. >> that's the remarkable thing about tioga, usually it's all shut down. >>> but we've got the big juicy storm coming our way! >> likely it won't be the only highway shut down. we're going to see a lot of snow and snow levels. ooh, let me tell you about this. we could pick up upwards of 6 feet of snow above 7,000 feet. you've been holding on to the season ticket waiting for the snow, boy, oh, boy, we've got it for you. check ahead. and bring the snow chains with you if you are heading to the tahoe area because we've got a lot of snow coming in courtesy of three storms on the way. 31 degrees in napa, grab the jacket, and leave the umbrella home for today, but get ready for tomorrow. that's when we're expecting it to get active around here. we'll see a few light showers trickle into the

we were talking about the issues of fires on the sierra nevada. we are seeing issues in nevada in terms of the fire. the firefighters are making progress in the fire. the 3,000 acre fire destroyed nearly 30 homes and forced out about 10,000 people. again, this is an ongoing, pressing issue. on the phone, we have new information. pat thomas is with us from our affiliate. we are hearing misplaced ashes are the cause of the fire. >> caller: elderly man came forward saying he was throwing away ashes and we had winds of 80 miles per hour. apparently, one of the ashes got picked up and thrown around. it was a wildfire within, you know, just a matter of minutes. >> anytime you have hurricane force winds moving through the sierra nevada, you have tree damage alone. carrying embers you know the status. how much containment are we talking about? >> right now, they are saying 65% containment. we have gotten quite a bit of rain in the last few hours since that number came out. i'm certain later on today that number will go up. >> paint the picture for us in r

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that brings the relative humidity, right now in the teens in sierra nevada. with an air temperature of 50 degrees, it's too warm in the mountains. 72 in big sur, we're looking at widespread 70s from central california into southern california but the winds are a big factor in southern california. so if you are driving to the south, keep that in mind. breezy today and winds shift around and die back tonight. it will be a cold night tonight. mid-60s with upper 60s as you head south of the bay and also in north bay valleys. we should see warmer numbers. we saw a couple records yesterday. today, we'll call it warm for january. cooler tomorrow with an onshore flow. coolest days should be on tuesday. not any chance of rain there, but then over the weekend, more clouds and a system that my wanted to come visit us but we'll see. >> carolyn: well we'll welcome it. thank you lisa. n.f.l. playoffs resume with the new york giants hosting the atlanta falcons. later pittsburgh plays the broncos. niners found out they will be playing new orleans because the saints beat the

but we've got one area of high pressure beginning to slide into the sierra nevada. of course, this system not making any in roads because of the high off to the south of us. so we will look for another mild to warm day today. the relative humidity continues to drop in the mountains. the winds are gusty so the two areas prone to the gusty winds the low relative humidity, the high fire danger will be the west slopes of the sierra nevada and from press no on southward. we are stuck in between with a very dry atmosphere. slightly breezy conditions. now the winds making their way all the way to the coast. we are looking 70s in big sur. enjoy it today we will see the changes tom. napa 64 and down by the monterey bay, a few more 70s today. nice and mild out there. gilroy 69. and the accuweather seven-day forecast starting out today with the mildest temperatures. a little cooler tomorrow with the on shore push and then a weak weather system bringing some upper 50s to our coast on tuesday. a slow recovery nothing dramatic. no big changes. we are still waiting for them. >> ye

when we're above average, so is the sierra nevada. when we're above average, they go right through here. that's why they had such a bad count on the water content up in the echo summit area. the high pressure is living over the top of us. the long range model, there's not much going on out there. so we're expecting more of the same. more fog in the morning hours. temperatures in the mid-30s. clouds streaming north. this morning's fog pattern was a pain if you're trying to fly to sfo you know what i'm talking about. big delay there is. the ferry boats on the bay had troubles today traveling around. visibility on the bridge were bad. we have a little coastal fog. the potential arriving again for the same kind of set up. so if you had issues today getting to and from where you were going pay attention to that. the high pressure is owning up. as we head into your tomorrow it's just like today. foggy in the morning, hazy sunshine and warmer as we head into the bay area wednesday i guess if you will. today we had temperatures in the 60s. to

and this next one on the way has been upgraded to a winter storm warning for the sierra nevada about 4:00 this afternoon, but about the same deal. a couple inches at lake level and about a national and a half at about 7,000 feet. so once again, starting out as a warm system, but the time -- as it heads to the sierra nevada, the snow levels will lower. we will look at about an inch of precipitation here and that will translate to about a foot and a half highest elevations there. as we look at our live doppler 7hd right now you will notice that we do have rain to the north and west of us. it is going to take some time for it to move to the south. as we get a little closer, you will notice the north bay, not much going on. sea ranch, a few areas of light rain, but it will take until the overnight hours until we feel the impact of the rain and the wind with this next system. so with the cloud cover overnight, we are cool. we cleared yesterday and it was a cool afternoon. so numbers are right about 40 degrees in livermore and mountain view, 44 oakland. good morning, half moon bay. some fo

when we're above average, so is the sierra nevada. when we're above average, they go right through here. that's why they had such a bad count on the water content up in the echo summit area. the high pressure is living over the top of us. the long range model, there's not much going on out there. so we're expecting more of the same. more fog in the morning hours. temperatures in the mid-30s. clouds streaming north. this morning's fog pattern was a pain if you're trying to fly to sfo you know what i'm talking about. big delay there is. the ferry boats on the bay had troubles today traveling around. visibility on the bridge were bad. we have a little coastal fog. the potential arriving again for the same kind of set up. so if you had issues today getting to and from where you were going pay attention to that. the high pressure is owning up. as we head into your tomorrow it's just like today. foggy in the morning, hazy sunshine and warmer as we head into the bay area wednesday i guess if you will. today we had temperatures in the 60s. to

there is some moderate rainfall, this is going to mean snow in the sierra nevada. and we're going to see how much snow in the high country. >> governor jerry brown was optimistic today during today's state of the state address, saluting lawmakers from both houses and both parties for making cuts and hammering out the budget last year. the governor warned against future borrowing to pay california's tills. >> it's said the route to hell is paved with good intentions and digging our selfs into a deep financial hole to do good is a bad idea. this paying down debt is the best policy. >> the government's plan includes more money for schools, nalt tiff energy and high speed rail but republicans say brown's call for increases in the sales tax and income tax will cost job autos governor brown says california is not a failed state but you cannot tax and spend your way to prosperity. he says california has unspent potential. he means to raise your taxes and spend your money. >> if you want to watch the speech you can go to our web site abc 7 news.com and click under see it o

in fact a red flag proceeding for the west slope of the sierra nevada. dry and low relative humidities. we are talking about gusty winds around the grapevines and some difficult travel in southern california. keep that in mind if you are he had had had there. 63 in los angeles with 51 in yosemite yesterday, another tie. south lake tahoe a record high of 56 degrees. the mild weather continues with 61 in sacramento. back home we are talking about temperatures again today coming up low 60s to mid-60s. so this will be a good five to seven degrees warmer than in some spots yesterday. so feeling mild. remember, the winds here by the delta, fairfield, antioch and even around mt. diablo the winds will continue to gust around 25, 30 miles an hour. san francisco coming in at 62, on the peninsula 63. half moon bay a beautiful day at 60. down by the monterey bay we are talking upper 60s. 68 watsonville with 65 in monterey. here's the 7 day forecast. a very mild weekend with numbers coming up today, even warmer tomorrow. then a weak system, not going to bring us rain

what does that mean for the sierra nevada? let's show you. i think skiers and snowboarders will be pleased. you see the key here, 12 to 24 inches. that's the pink. we've got light pink. we're going to see more than two feet of snow. it's on the way. make sure if you are headed to tahoe to enjoy the snow. bring your chains and you're ready to drive through winter weather. monday, tuesday, wednesday, we those showers in the mix. a few showers wednesday. that's when we'll start to wrap up and get a little more fog and clear sky. throughout the next few days make sure you're ready the drive. we haven't had to do that in so long. >> check those wipers while you have a chance. get them fixed today. also takens a good advice. the team here at nbc bay area. we're looking at the slower drive. 19 minutes the focus from vas coover to the isabelle exchange. that was the pattern we were expecting and we see that. westbound 580 at the interchange, we have two disabled big rigs. anything to slow the interchange is something to note. that's it for westbound

temperatures in the sierra nevada go up. we were in the upper 40s yesterday. 50 today. 56 in yosemite. hard to believe for the endÑç of january, despite the trend we've had all winter long. it doesn't seem right, does it? 76 los angeles. here's the way the rest of the day will play out. you notice the high, the mid-level clouds and by the overnight hours you notice the green, just a little built of it in the north bay. perhaps you will get a sprinkle or a light shower on your way into work tomorrow, or if you are heading out early for any reason. and then by the afternoon, 10:00, we are talking partly cloudy conditions. high temperatures around the bay today, low to mid-60s. that will bring us down maybe 2, 4 degrees with mid-level clouds around. should be a nice afternoon again. 66 on the peninsula. upper 60s in watsonville with 70 in salinas. we are looking at temperatures, then, climbing after that weak little system. we will start out with today with temperatures in the mid-and upper 60s. in some spots a slight chance

low humidity if you're heading to the sierra nevada. partly cloudy skies this weekend and gusty winds sunday. there are 62, mid-60s and 63 in half moon bay. around the monterey bay, 68 in watsonville. near 70 degrees for hollister. here is a look at game-time forecast if you're going to the niners game. 1:30 candle stick park, sunshine. temperatures from low 60s to upper 50s and just a beautiful day. it cools off for your sunday and this is low to mid-50s and chance of rain on wednesday, rain becoming likely thursday and friday. and this is just a chance. >> i'm excited to reveal a change. >> it's the most we've had. >> yes. >> thank you. >> and pro testors who used very little clothing to make their point today. >> and how 49er fans are gearing up for a big game tomorrow z a surprise one saints fan received walking the streets of san francisco. [ female announcer ] they've been off limits to dieters since time began. not anymore. fiber one is bringing brownies back. at 90 calories, the only thing between you and chocolaty brownies... â

. >> this soil comes from the sierra nevada. this is the leftovers of a hydraulic mining during the gold rush. >> reporter: but the dredge material is a salty clay muck that nothing could grow in. so they are turning to an ingenious low tech solution. >> there you go. there is a mussel for you. worms. millions of them. >> reporter: they are allowed to sit and creates a soil that can grow almost anything. but why are they doing this here? >> the land i'm standing on now is only about a foot above sea level which means there is brackish saltwater 18" below the surface so you can only grow shallow rooted crops like hay but if they can raise the level of the land it will increase its value immensely and that's where the profit comes in. where hay is worth about $200 an acre annually, other deep- rooted crops like olives or wine grapes can bring in more than $10,000 an acre. but there are those who are afraid that that kind of profit could invite trouble. >> chief concern about this project is it will not have proper environmental re

but for the sierra nevada we are talking about some pretty windy conditions and a fire weather watch in effect. in fact, winds up to 55 miles an hour until 7:00. the possibility of fire danger with relative humidity only between 6 and 12% today. state-wide it's cooler everywhere. 49 in the southern sierra. 68 in palm springs. back home, i haven't seen this for a while, mid-50s. 53 richmond, 56 in fremont with livermore and san jose possibly in the upper 50s. down by the monterey bay, talking about 58 in hollister. here's the accuweather seven-day forecast. dry conditions through martin luther king day and tuesday and maybe some rain overnight wednesday, north bay. the rain should take us through early next weekend. hopefully it looks like it is going to get going friday and that should bring us maybe a couple in inches the north bay. >> all right. good deal. thank you, lisa. coming up right after our newscast, good morning america. we are joined live now from new york with a preview. good morning. >> hey, happy sunday to you, carolyn. we have a busy show coming up. we are following t

it will head into the sierra nevada with lower snow levels. we looking at a little more snow at lake level. in the north bay it's a little bit of a slow start with rain around sea ranch, highway 1 and more returns offshore. so the bulk of the morning hours we will see the rain in the north bay. it will be light, and then by the afternoon it will begin to spread south. it should pick up a little bit in the north bay by the afternoon. elsewhere it's going to take some time. 42 in mountain view. it's 44 in san jose with 50 half moon bay. 46 in oakland and san francisco. good morning, livermore. 41 for you. our highlights, showers developing this morning in the north bay. for everyone else we will look for the rain developing this afternoon with increasing southeasterly winds getting quite gusty late together tonight. the dry pattern by tomorrow afternoon really we will look for some sunshine, a much quieter evening commute than morning commute. we will be in pretty good rain in parts ever the south bay by tomorrow morning. here's a look at the sa