#bay-area-rain

#bay-area-rain

The transformation of Pacheco Marsh from a scarred dumping ground into a pristine wetland represents a significant achievement in environmental restoration, showcasing the potential for nature to reclaim industrial sites.

"This is going to help fill that gap in minutes to hours lead time that's vital to know where the heaviest rain is going to hit," Ralph said. "And when and what communities are going to be affected so people in the preparedness community and water resource management community can take action to help protect people's lives and property."

That does make the plants begin to pollinate. The warm weather definitely gets them going and at higher levels in the air, absolutely. When we're seeing a bit more windy days, that can also increase that amount of pollen that's in the air.

The pattern change began Monday when the barometric pressure surrounding the region started to fall gradually. That increase in low pressure is coming from the southwest and the air is flowing north, opposite of many winter low-pressure systems that dip in from the Pacific Northwest. As a result, light but steady rain is expected to start in Monterey County and the Central Coast late Tuesday morning. The rain is expected to reach the region closer to San Francisco sometime Tuesday night, Murdock said.

A weather pattern with high barometric pressure that has remained firmly in its place for much of January is about to rebuild again after a brief 24-hour break that allowed a small amount of rain to leak into areas of the Bay Area on Tuesday. For areas such as the East Bay and South Bay, it's anyone's guess as to when they may see some more. The showers have generally subsided, National Weather Service meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.

It's turned into an unusually dry winter for Northern California, and that pattern, thanks to a ridge of high pressure, is going to continue for at least the first 10 days of February. As the Chronicle meteorology team tells us, the dry and balmy conditions will be with us through Super Bowl Weekend and beyond, continuing a pattern that has left the Sierra snowpack mighty low.

Newsom's administration has touted his climate leadership, which has led to California's historic build-out of battery storage and the landmark program designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, newly renamed cap-and-invest - in California. But some environmental advocates and experts are second-guessing his climate record, including his support of legislation streamlining approval of new oil and gas wells, and not advocating for legislation that aims to hold industries accountable for fossil fuel-driven climate disasters.

The Bay Area is about to get frigid enough to potentially break more than a century-old low temperature records in some cities. That's after a series of cold storms encompassed the region this week, dusting the highest peaks in snow. National Weather Service forecasters said they are evaluating whether to issue public alerts for extreme cold over the next 48 hours, with the possibility that the frigid temperatures extend deeper into Friday and linger into Saturday.

Despite an influx of low pressure that's expected to influence the area beginning Friday, the National Weather Service said the 60th edition on Sunday should stay dry. We are expecting some rain over the North Bay of the region if anything happens at all, NWS meteorologist Roger Gass said Wednesday. And whatever rain falls Sunday should be very light. As for Santa Clara, the site of Super Bowl LX?