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There, especially the peninsula coast and up into the east bay hills. I had a bit out at my house, about an hour later i went to take some video of it, it was gone. That gives you an idea of how light and random it is. Some fog is forming around petaluma. Highs today not quite as mild as they were yesterday because of the clouds being thicker. Well call it mostly cloudy to partly sunny up in the north bay. You may see more sunshine. Temperatures in the near 50s to 60 along the coast. 59 to 61 degrees for the rest of us. With he have a slight chance of rain tonight and a storm friday. Thank you. Its not the news any of us wanted heading into the holidays. Covid19 cases are rising across the state. That means well see more closures. The state moved nearly a dozen counties back into the more restrictive red tier that lists includes contra costa and santa cruz counties. A doctor said most of the transition is coming from highrisk transmissions where people are not Wearing Masks the whole t