Just a bit windy in Danville this morning Camino Tassajara 750’ south of Mt Diablo @NWSBayArea @nbcbayarea #CAwx 4/16/2026

Still looking like we’ll have another opportunity for rain and more Sierra snow in the late weekend to early next week timeframe before high pressure reigns after to the end of the month. Stay tuned. 🙌🏻🙏🏻❄️☔️ 4/15/2026

This late in the season… any extra snow or rain is generally good news, but especially this year where the Sierra is concerned. So far April is off to a good start, but can it make up for what happened in March? Stay tuned. ❄️🌨️4/14/2026 @nbcbayarea #Sierra #BayArea #California #Tahoe #snow

Sierra snowpack 2026: A mostly warmer Winter brought plenty of precipitation but below average snow. Then record warm/dry March arrived for an early season melt out. April is so far making some SWE gains but note the starting point. Data via @UCB_CSSL 4/14/2026 @nbcbayarea

However the big picture is … still snow challenged (@UCB_CSSL plot) for a mid-April snowpack (median snow line = green, this year = black) Now, if we can manage some follow up storms, we could begin to make more progress… stay tuned

Winter rewind: When April across the Sierra literally looks more like February (Yosemite/Half Dome and Stateline/S. Lake Tahoe) w/ impressive 3 day totals. It is also the most April snow since 2022 according to @TahoeWeather. More opportunities may be lurking ahead...stay tuned. #CAwx 4/13/2026

April weather is apparently trying to make up for March with some impressive rain totals over the weekend. Could we see more not too far down the road? Here’s how things look to start the week … stay tuned 4/12/2026

12pm radar update: isolated thunderstorms with locally gusty wind and possible hail will continue into the afternoon. We should see decreasing thunder and shower chances later Monday morning. 4/12/2026 #CAwx

Impressive view on satellite/radar Saturday night… those are not your typical April showers. 4/11/2026 #CAwx

Sunday outlook: not quite done yet. More showers, including the chance of isolated thunderstorms (brief hail & gusty wind possible) Sunday but not expected to be as widespread or intense as our Saturday evening soaker. Look for decreasing shower chances Monday. 4/11/2026

Agreed… Although the Santa Cruz mountains, Peninsula and East Bay did so pretty well. Considering that fell in just one to two hours, those numbers are pretty impressive.

Sunday outlook: not quite done yet. More showers, including the chance of isolated thunderstorms (brief hail & gusty wind possible) Sunday but not expected to be as widespread or intense as our Saturday evening soaker. Look for decreasing shower chances Monday. 4/11/2026

Impressive totals through 7PM #CAwx 4/11/2026

The storm also bringing super sized (& double) rainbows via Walnut Creek by Neveen Demopolous 4/11/2026 🌈 @NWSBayArea

Approaching 7pm update: January storm in April… impressive display on radar from the Bay Area across Northern California. Intense rain, wind, and embedded thunderstorms advancing eastward, should be mostly east of the Bay Area by 8 PM 4/11/2026

Green polygons are the marine warning areas including the inner bay for strong wind gusts and coastal waterspout potential. Note the bowing in the segments, good indicator of strong wind, mixing down to the surface. The cells are moving very quickly to the east northeast at close to 60 mph.

Marine warnings for strong winds and possible waterspouts offshore with briefly intense rain, wind and thunderstorms at times across the Bay Area through the evening 4/11/2026

Right on cue: increasing rain and some thunderstorms on approach along the coast will be accompanied by gusty wind into the early evening, radar view approaching 5 PM. 4/11/2026

4pm update: more thunderstorms joining in with the increasing rain and wind for the rest of the late afternoon and early evening across the Bay Area 4/11/2026 #CAwx

Sometimes it storms… in April. After March was one of the warmest and driest on record, we are now back in full rain, wind, and thunderstorm mode, including surprising snow totals expected for the Sierra. 4/11/2026 @nbcbayarea #BayArea

Active Saturday expected with increasing rain, wind and thunderstorms at times especially into the afternoon and evening. Could see isolated severe storms with strong winds and hail. Stay tuned. 4/11/2026 #CAwx

Successful splashdown for Integrity off the coast of San Diego at 5:07 pm PDT wrapping up a stellar 9 day #ArtemisII mission 4/10/2026

If you're wondering why Earth looks so distorted - its a result from the SuperView capture mode enabled on the GoPro HERO4 to stetch the native 4:3 image to 16:9.
Here I'm showing the unstretching process I'm applying in Blender. #Artemis

Thunderstorms underway around the Bay Area… could see a few severe isolated cells at times, especially inland. 4/10/2026 #CAwx

This is the set-up to the best Central Valley storm I have ever witnessed. Timelapse covers a few minutes, near sunset looking north from the 3rd story walkway directly outside my geosci lab room at MJC. I then recorded a 12min video that I have yet to process. 150+ lightning flashes in storm. #cawx

Tornado warning for this cell moving NE at 15mph near Firebaugh until 6:15 pm #CAwx 4/9/2026

First significant rain (and spec marine warning) approaching from the west of Oahu with flood watches going into effect Wednesday AM through Friday PM in Hawaii as high rain rates and strong wind return. @NWSHonolulu #HIwx 4/7/2026

Locally strong shaking intensity per USGS reports in the Santa Cruz mtns (yellow/level VI) moderate strength shaking felt northward across the Central Bay Area #earthquake 4/2/2026

Preliminary magnitude 4.9 near Boulder Creek, CA 4/2/2026 #BayArea #earthquake @nbcbayarea

Preliminary magnitude 4.9 near Boulder Creek, CA 4/2/2026 #BayArea #earthquake