Elevated to locally critical conditions will persist across the High Plains. Showers and scattered thunderstorms are expected over parts of the Southeast and Florida Peninsula. Clipper system will bring modest snowfall and strong winds from the Northern High Plains into the Upper Midwest this weekend. Record warmth will persist across the Southwest into the southern Plains. Read More >
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283 FXUS66 KMTR 270943 AFDMTR Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service San Francisco CA 143 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 ...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 142 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 - Well above normal temperatures through Saturday - Brief, slight cooling trend Sunday and Monday - Near to slightly above normal temperatures Tuesday through Thursday && .SHORT TERM... Issued at 142 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 (Today and tonight) The 00Z sounding observed an 850 mb temperature of 13.00 degrees Celsius which is above the 90th percentile (12.8 degrees Celsius) for the date and time. Upper-level shortwave ridging will get pushed into the region today by an upper-level cutoff low on its heels. At the surface, high pressure across the Intermountain West and a coastal trough off the California Coast will generate light offshore flow. All of the above will be contributing factors to temperatures climbing to 15 degrees above normal. Today will be the warmest day of the week and the warmest day of the forecast period. To limit heat-realted impacts, people should increase water intake, reduce time spent outdoors or stay in the shade when the sun is the strongest, and open windows at night and use fans to bring cooler air inside buildings. To put this heat into context, SJC maximum temperature is forecast to be 78 degrees (previous record 79 degrees set in 1932, 1972, and 2020). && .LONG TERM... Issued at 142 AM PST Fri Feb 27 2026 (Saturday through Thursday) Heights begin to fall Saturday as the upper-level cutoff low comes into the periphery. This will kickoff a brief, slight cooling trend; however, temperatures on Saturday will still be ten degrees above normal. Slight (15%) chances for precipitation remain Sunday into Monday with the passage of the upper-level shortwave trough - chances will be greater the farther north the location. Global ensemble clusters generally keep us dry with less than 0.10" for the wettest solutions. Even if it doesn`t rain, an increase in cloud cover is expected with coastal drizzle possible. Conditions will be noticeably cooler with the return of near normal temperatures and onshore flow. Upper-level shortwave ridging will nose in from the Eastern Pacific Ocean on Tuesday before quickly getting shoved eastward by a following upper-level shortwave trough that will dig into the Great Basin. Sensible weather wise this will translate to near to slightly above normal temperatures for the end of the forecast period. && .AVIATION... (06Z TAFS) Issued at 855 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 Widespread VFR lasts into the night with high clouds building once again. Light to moderate winds become lighter into the night with directions at most sites going variable. Pockets of inconsistent fog will be possible in some of the more interior sites into Friday morning but look to erode into the late morning, leading to widespread VFR. Winds build slightly into Friday afternoon but become weak again that evening and night. Vicinity of SFO...Expect light to moderate northwest winds well into the night before winds become light and variable. As the winds weaken, some pockets of mist will affect visibilities. VFR returns in the late morning as moderate northwest winds return. Winds reduce again and become light and variable into the night. SFO Bridge Approach...Similar to SFO. Monterey Bay Terminals...Winds become light and variable into the night with some slight reductions in visibilities possible, particularly in the Salinas Valley. Visibilities improve into Friday afternoon as light to moderate north to northeast winds build. These winds become light again into that evening. && .MARINE... (Tonight through next Wednesday) Issued at 841 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 Mostly light to moderate winds are expected across the waters through the weekend and into the next work week. Localized fresh gusts will affect the southern waters on Friday but look to dissipate into the weekend. Low to moderate seas continue into next week. Drizzle to light rain will be possible across the northernmost waters this weekend. && .CLIMATE... Issued at 1113 PM PST Thu Feb 26 2026 The following are the record high temperatures at the long term sites for Friday, Feb 27th and Saturday, Feb 28th. Location Feb 27th Record High Feb 28th Record High Santa Rosa 90 in 1923 93 in 1923 San Rafael 74 in 1954 78 in 2025 Kentfield 79 in 1932, 1923 78 in 1929, 1923 Napa 80 in 1932 81 in 1929 Richmond 78 in 2020 77 in 1986 Livermore 79 in 1932 82 in 2022 San Francisco 78 in 2002, 1992, 1986 76 in 1992, 1986 SFO Airport 76 in 2020 73 in 1959 Redwood City 79 in 2025, 1932 77 in 2025 Half Moon Bay 78 in 1986 74 in 1954 Oakland Museum 78 in 2002 75 in 2025 San Jose 79 in 2020, 1992, 1932 77 in 2025, 1926 Salinas Airport 84 in 2025 81 in 2022 && .MTR WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CA...None. PZ...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Sarment LONG TERM....Sarment AVIATION...Murdock MARINE...Murdock Visit us at www.weather.gov/sanfrancisco Follow us on Facebook, X, and YouTube at: www.facebook.com/nwsbayarea x.com/nwsbayarea www.youtube.com/nwsbayarea |
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