ALT California Flood Preparedness Week - Be Flood Ready. Floods can happen fast. Stay prepared and make sure to always have an emergency evacuation kit ready; be prepared to evacuate early; have a plan for where you will go in an emergency and what you will do with your pets

ALT Graphic titled "Red Flag Warning Thursday Night into Friday Morning" issued by the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area on Thursday, October 15. What: Critically dry fuels, humidity between 15 to 20%, northerly winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, and wind gusts up to 60 mph in the highest peaks. Where: North Bay Interior Mountains. When: 10 PM Thursday until 11 AM Friday. Impacts & Safety: Increased chance for fire starts and fire spreads. Exercise fire safety precautions, ensure campfires are fully extinguished, prepare emergency kits, and heed local evacuation instructions. The map on the right highlights the affected North Bay Interior Mountains in bright magenta.

ALT Maximum temperature forecast table for the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast spanning Wednesday, October 14 through Monday, October 19. The table shows daily high temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit for 28 regional cities. Highs warm gradually from Wednesday through Friday, peak on Friday (October 16), and cool significantly over the weekend into Monday. Inland areas show colors shading from orange to red on Friday, peaking in the upper 80s to mid-90s (e.g., San Rafael 94°F, Concord 91°F, Morgan Hill 92°F, Boulder Creek 97°F, Gilroy 96°F, Pinnacles NP 93°F). Coastal locations remain cooler in green and yellow hues, ranging from the upper 50s to upper 60s (e.g., Half Moon Bay 64–72°F, San Francisco 70–82°F). By Sunday and Monday, colors transition back to dark green and yellow, showing a widespread cool down across all regions into the 60s and low 70s.

ALT Ocean waves are shown breaking offshore with text: Caught in a Rip Current? Here’s How to Survive. Relax, stay calm and float to conserve energy; Swim out of the current by following the shoreline or breaking waves, then at an angle toward the beach; Avoid swimming directly against the current; If you can’t reach shore, yell or wave for help.

ALT Ocean waves are shown breaking offshore with text: Don't Put Yourself at Risk: How to help someone caught in a rip current. Carefully assess the situation. Is the person unable to return to shore? Get help from a lifeguard. If there is no lifeguard, call 9-1-1. Advise the person to swim following the shoreline to escape the current. If possible, throw the person something that floats. Never enter the water without a floatation device. Many people have died trying to rescue someone caught in a rip current.

ALT A weather map showing 'Daytime Min Observed Temperature - Raw' for California's San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast on September 10, 2026. The map is overlaid with hundreds of temperature readings from specific weather stations, displayed as numbers (in degrees Fahrenheit) inside small colored bubbles. Interior regions, such as around Concord, Stockton, Modesto, and Fresno, are covered in yellow and light-green bubbles showing temperatures in the 60s, 70s, and some low 80s (e.g., 78, 80, 81). This visual indicates warm overnight conditions in these areas. Coastal areas, like near San Francisco and the Monterey Peninsula, show a mix of light-green and dark-green bubbles with temperatures mostly in the 60s and 50s (e.g., 59, 63). The Pacific Ocean is light blue, and a small key at the bottom center explains the temperature color coding, with a note that the map was created at 9:41 AM PDT.