Edge of the clouds. Seen from Vista Point in Palo Alto's Arastradero preserve.

#PaloAlto #CaWX

@sarahstierch Red flag warning for hilly parts of #NapaCounty and #SonomaCounty starts tonight at 11 pm and ends at 8 pm on Wednesday.

See @sarahstierch post above for more detail and a map.

#napa #Sonoma #cawx #caFire #BayArea

Bay Area weather forecast: Increasingly hot and windy until Wednesday, but not fire weather yet.

Rapid cooldown Thursday-Friday. Slight chance of showers on the weekend.

https://bots.krohsnest.com/@iembot_mtr/110968646025918023 #BayArea #BayAreaWeather #caFire #cawx

Santa Cruz fire at Pogonip Open Space Preserve.

Details on Watch Duty.
https://app.watchduty.org/incident/11669 #SantaCruz #cawx #caFire #pogonip

Wildfire along Hwy 101 south of #Willits in #Mendocino County. Impacting traffic on 101.

Details on Watch Duty
https://app.watchduty.org/incident/11617

Traffic
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Willits,+CA+95490/@39.3526758,-123.3544321,10391m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x80818b0b29921bb3:0xc85d711b54770f0a!8m2!3d39.4096079!4d-123.3555656!16zL20vMHIxcm4!5m1!1e1?entry=ttu
#caFire #cawx #california

Fire along 580 east of Livermore. Westbound traffic is impacted. Details on Watch Duty.

https://app.watchduty.org/incident/11518 #EastBay #BayArea #caFire #cawx

Fire by 880 through Oakland at the 66th Ave exit. It's on the Bay side near Oakport Ave.

Firefighters already have a line around it, so it doesn't pose a risk. No obvious impact to traffic in the area.

Deets on Watch Duty https://app.watchduty.org/incident/11350 #cawx #caFire #wildfire #EastBay #Oakland #BayArea

It's actually raining in #PaloAlto #cawx

https://youtu.be/g0Xi6DoZovE

East Bay, 101 south and Monterey Bay thunderstorm potential this afternoon and evening.

#BayArea #EastBay #cawx

https://sfba.social/@nwsbayarea_bot/110929071717507401

We are staying put. #HurricaneHilary #SoCal #CAWX

Cal State LA has cancelled classes for Monday. Hopefully other institutions follow suit.

https://www.calstatela.edu/president/messages/morishita#aug20-storm
#hilary #SoCal #cawx

Well...crap. #CAwx #SoCal #HurricaneHilary https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/18/weather/hurricane-hilary-rain-flooding-forecast-friday/index.html

Right now almost all the fires in California are in the north-west corner of the state.

Screenshot from Watch Duty, https://app.watchduty.org/ #cafire #cawx

Learning from disaster: The Northern California town of Paradise has installed sirens. Paradise was were the Camp Fire killed 84 people 5 years ago.

The sirens are one of several measures that returning residents said were required to make them feel safe again. They will be tested on a monthly basis and can be triggered remotely. They also have solar backup power, in addition to hardwired mains power. #caFire #cawx #campfire

https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/17/paradise-deploys-warning-sirens-as-5-year-anniversary-of-deadly-fire-approaches/

To add to the extreme weather events sweeping over the planet, a tropical storm, and perhaps a hurricane 🌀 is bearing down on Baja and Southern California. Do not underestimate this storm #cawx #Climate

New fire East of Hwy 101 North of Morgan Hill. Potential to spread up to 10 acres. Reported shortly after 5 pm. Smoke may impact evening commute. It's called the #CochraneFire.

Follow updates on WatchDuty https://app.watchduty.org/incident/10660

#CaFire #cawx #bayArea #SouthBay

Worrying fire in Siskiyou County, north of Klamath National Forest on Highway 96. It's currently 3,000 acres and 0% containment.

Evacuation orders and warnings are in effect. The name of the fire is #HeadFire.

Follow updates on WatchDuty at https://app.watchduty.org/i/10530 #caFire #cawx

If you lived through a deadly wildfire and feel awful reading about #Lahaina, reading this article from the POV of Camp fire survivors may help you feel a little better.

Maui fire: ‘This whole town of Paradise knows exactly what they’re feeling.’ Survivors of California’s deadliest wildfire reliving trauma through scenes of devastation in Hawaii. #wildfire #caFire #cawx #trauma

🎁 https://www.mercurynews.com/2023/08/12/maui-fire-this-whole-town-of-paradise-knows-exactly-what-theyre-feeling/?share=2ynkae2ogalearyrf3es

Fire in San Benito County potentially visible from I-5 or 101. It's located on the East side of CA-25, i.e. not inside Pinnacles National Park. #caFire #cawx #wildfires

https://app.watchduty.org/incident/10066

Bay Area forecast: Excessive heat, potentially up to 110F on the weekend.

"Gradual cooling will take place through early next week."

https://bots.krohsnest.com/@iembot_mtr/110714807796213885 #BayArea #cawx