Anthony Edwards

San Francisco

Newsroom Meteorologist at San Francisco Chronicle

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Articles

The marine layer is back in the Bay Area. Here’s how it will affect S.F. weather this week

3 days ago | modbee.com | Anthony Edwards

In a Mediterranean climate, where rain is hard to come by for six months of the year, Bay Area weather is dominated by subtle changes to the marine layer between mid-spring and mid-fall. A shallow slice of cool, moist air, the marine layer hugs the California coast and is most pronounced during the dry season. Throughout summer, inland valleys can flirt with triple-digit temperatures while the coast remains in the 60s.
The marine layer is back in the Bay Area. Here’s how it will affect S.F. weather this week

3 days ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

High temperatures in the Bay Area on Monday are forecast to be 5 to 12 degrees above average, in the mid-60s at the coast, 70s along the bay shoreline and low 80s inland. It will be the warmest day of the week. Baron/LynxIn a Mediterranean climate, where rain is hard to come by for six months of the year, Bay Area weather is dominated by subtle changes to the marine layer between mid-spring and mid-fall.
Bay area weather could create a particularly colorful sunset Wednesday

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

Pink and red hues could light up the Bay Area sky Wednesday as scattered clouds provide ideal ingredients for a colorful sunrise and sunset. A meandering low-pressure system off the Central Coast will spin plenty of moisture over the Bay Area, resulting in scattered mid- to high-level clouds. These clouds, that hover around 10,000 feet, are reflective when the sun is low in the horizon at dawn and dusk.
'Five-alarm fire': Read the Trump proposal that could decimate climate research

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

A flag of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is seen beneath a U.S. flag at its Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary office at the Presidio in San Francisco on a February day. The Trump administration is once again taking aim at the agency in a far-reaching budget proposal that if approved would gut climate and weather research.
Bay Area weather: Cooldown begins today. Here’s where to expect fog

1 week ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

Tuesday’s high temperatures are forecast to drop 10 to 15 degrees from Monday’s mark in the East Bay. The bay shoreline will remain in the 60s, with upper 60s to low 70s inland. Baron/LynxAfter the mercury spiked to the 80s in inland portions of the Bay Area on Monday, a significant cooldown is expected Tuesday. Tuesday’s highs will struggle to surpass 70 degrees in eastern Solano, Contra Costa and Alameda counties.
Bay Area dodges heat wave with pleasant spring temperatures on tap

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

Record-setting temperatures are forecast in parts of California this week, but generally pleasant and sunny weather is expected in the Bay Area as the spring warmup progresses. Typically, San Francisco gets its hottest spring weather when an area of high pressure builds directly over the California coast and shuts down the sea breeze from cooling off the region.
Is San Francisco done with the rain? Here’s what the data shows

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

The transition from Sunday to Monday was a perfect example, as San Francisco warmed into the 60s under mostly sunny skies Sunday afternoon only for thick fog and rain to roll in less than 12 hours later. But Monday morning’s drizzle might be the city’s last shot at rain for a while, as California is in line for a warmup this week. Temperature should return to the 70s in downtown San Francisco by Wednesday, with 80s in the interior and 90s to low 100s in parts of Southern California.
California's weather is set for a big shift. Here's how warm it could get

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

California's first significant warmup of 2025 is on deck, but it will take a few days before the weather shift begins in earnest. Periods of rain and high-elevation snow will continue to dot the California-Oregon border through Saturday. While the precipitation won't quite reach the Bay Area, partly cloudy skies will prevent temperatures from spiking significantly. Highs will generally be in the upper 50s to upper 60s Thursday and Friday before some 70-degree readings begin to appear Saturday.
California will get a break from storms soon. But the rainy season isn't over yet

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Anthony Edwards

The last wet weather system of the week is poised to swing across Northern California on Wednesday, but it won't pack much of a punch. Afternoon and evening rain showers are unlikely to add up to more than a tenth of an inch in San Francisco, while parts of the Bay Area could remain completely dry. Light snow should add another few inches to the northern Sierra Nevada snowpack, but the system will be starved of moisture by the time it reaches Lake Tahoe.
Sierra sees snowiest day in two years after powerful storm

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Jessica Flores |Anthony Edwards

A powerful storm system dumped 2 feet of snow to the Sierra over the course of a few hours overnight, the National Weather Service said Thursday. The Central Sierra Snow Lab measured 27 inches of snow from 8 a.m. Wednesday to 8 a.m. Thursday, the largest single-day accumulation at the lab since March 5, 2023. Weather conditions were conspiring to bring even more snow to the Tahoe region: While snow was expected to taper off Thursday, another deluge was likely to begin Friday, meteorologists said.