The possibility of lightning has led to Red Flag Warnings Monday and Tuesday in some of California’s northernmost counties, but the low-pressure system that’s bringing them will mostly just bring more fog to San Francisco.
It’s only Monday morning, but needless to say, everyone’s already just thinking about the big three-day holiday weekend ahead. And we’re starting to get some reliable weather forecasting on what this week — and more importantly, this weekend — will look like in the Bay Area and beyond.
The Chronicle has the surprising report that thunderstorms are a possibility in parts of Northern California this week, particularly early in the week. You would not need to worry about these thunderstorms unless you’re driving as far north as Eureka, but both wet and dry thunderstorms are in the forecast for Shasta, Siskiyou, and Trinity counties, and across the northern Sierra Mountains. But that also means wildfire risk, and those areas are under red flag warnings today and tomorrow…