Rob Mayeda

A rollercoaster 🎢 of weather ahead in the next 7 days, starting with increasing rain chances & cool temps followed by more Spring to Summer-like temps by next weekend. Stay tuned ☁️ 🌧️ ⛈️ 🌤️ ☀️ 🌡️ @nbcbayarea 5/3/2026

Rain chances ramping up… moving in from the east-northeast with peak rain expected overnight, decreasing showers into early Tuesday 5/4/2026

Today is National Weather Observers Day! 🙏 Thank all of you that observe, report, and maintain equipment in support of providing the weather observations that are so critical to weather forecasting across the world. If YOU would like to get involved, check out the links below! Skywarn: weather.gov/skywarn/ CoCoRaHS: cocorahs.org mPING: mping.nssl.noaa.gov COOP: weather.gov/coop/Overview

@krowberry @garvinthomas @Gia_Vang @nbcbayarea We still use the green screen even on the big studio so green is still off-limits 🤣 it’s just that it’s the only option on this temporary one. I realize now how much I love ginormous LED screens.

@RobMayeda @garvinthomas @Gia_Vang @nbcbayarea Oh no, does that mean you gotta watch out for blues and greens on your clothes again?

What’s old… is new again (until lighting upgrades are complete in our current studio) So for this weekend the *vintage* KNTV news set is back! #madefor4x3format #chromakeyonly #waitarethoseplasmascreenTVs @garvinthomas @Gia_Vang @nbcbayarea

Not something you see every day, a purple wave in Point Reyes. “Purple waves are caused by a bloom of juvenile salps, which are gelatinous creatures related to fish. These salps can create a striking purple appearance in the water when they wash ashore in large numbers.”

@Kev1nLuo @NWSSacramento @ALERTCalifornia Great captures as always @Kev1nLuo ...

Just had an insane landspout (gustnado?) near Chester, CA! #cawx @RobMayeda @NWSSacramento @ALERTCalifornia

@PRIFIRE5150 @CodeRed001Blue already is now... I call it "pre-conditioning" sometimes, but yes if that high sets up as advertised day 7-10 across the West, will need to watch the periods of gusty/dry along the hills and ridges too.

@RobMayeda @CodeRed001Blue Looked at some advanced forecasts from one of the commodity weather forecaststers. The pacific northwest is about to go nuclear with hot and dry..

Active day for strong thunderstorms from the Sierra to the North Coast. Chances for seeing rain locally should increase later Monday into Monday night. 5/3/2026 #CAwx

#TowerFire Activity has significantly decreased in the last 1/2 hour. Edison, Kern County.

@Kev1nLuo @RobMayeda @ALERTCalifornia Based on the time stamps on the cams, and what we've seen on RADAR, it's likely just a dust devil or a land spout.

Tower Fire, Kern County app.watchduty.org/i/96436 50 acres at last report

@maggiejuang1 @grok I believe that is the first time I have been Grok-ified 😬

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@engineco16 🙏🏻 esp given we’ve got about 2 more days of cool wx before dry breezes and much warmer temps return. Things will probably be trending more active again.

@RobMayeda Great advice, Rob.

Reminder … we’re into grass fires time of year and to do vegetation abatement early morning when temps and wind are low and humidity is higher

@Quelah2 @barkflight 💯 🙌🏻 … unlike some human counterparts using machinery who may decide to do it during the warmest and windiest times of day.

@RobMayeda @barkflight This is why I have 🐑 their record of not starting fires while mowing is still 100%

Below average temperatures & above average rain chances will be the trend early in the week before warmer weather returns midweek. Fans of 70s-80s 👀 on next weekend, stay tuned. 5/2/2026 @nbcbayarea #CAwx

It was a proud moment for us on Friday evening at Station 26 in St. Helena as firefighters officially welcomed their new Type-1 engine - Engine 26 - with a time-honored tradition. Pushing the engine into the apparatus bay by hand symbolizes respect for the past and commitment to the future, carrying on a legacy of service, teamwork and readiness. Here's to many safe responses ahead for our CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire Department crews out of Station 26.