Today is my 43rd birthday. The last year and a half has easily been the hardest period of my life. But I’m grateful for finding my way back to my calling. I get to write about the weather for the SF Chronicle, and today I got a copy of the paper and showed it to my 4-year-old son.

Liked writing this one today!

It's June! Usually a stable and boring weather month for California. Not this year necessarily Four things we are tracking that may have a impact on California's weather this month. (1/n) www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

One of my favorite things about living near the bay is the barely visible haze! I can’t get a good picture tonigjt. But it’s there. Lurking in the background. Visible if you look closely enough. And a harbinger of what’s to come.

I’m not sure that I’ve ever seen Mercury so visible to the naked eye than tonight! If in the Bay Area, look due west. Right above the horizon.

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Spinny low off shore! A funny sight for late May.

A good haul for S.F. last night!

Double barreled upper level low! Tricky forecast for the next 24 hours.

Storm clouds are building over Mt Vaca ahead of an afternoon chance of thunder and lightning in Napa & Solano counties. Downpours are most likely in the mountains but heavy rain showers are possible along I-80 and into Napa Valley. Thunder prospects are lower on the south of the delta.

Another day of brutal heat in the southern U.K. And another all time high for May (95ºF). Ireland set an all time May record as well (84ºF). Keep in mind how old many of the households in the U.K. do not have A/C.

Not too windy at the moment and not too warm either! Winds pick up this afternoon. Temperatures not so much. But at least its sunny

And, there you go. The U.K. has its hottest May temperature (95ºF) ever. Breaks the record by a full 2 degrees 🙄. London also recored its hottest May day ever (90ºF).

Check out how far inland the marine layer went this morning! nice little cloud spike all the way to the central valley. The clouds aren't going anywhere. The marine layer is around 2,000feet deep. That supports widespread low clouds and pockets of coastal drizzle throughout Monday.

Some of the warmest spots on Sunday? Down the 101 and I-280 corridor. Microclimates! Even cooler temps coming over the next few days. @sfchronicle.com

Lake Tahoe will get choppy on Monday afternoon as winds gust from 35-45 mph. Be careful on the water! www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

63 degrees in downtown S.F., but 72 at SFO. Because that's just the how the weather goes in the bay area. 🤷‍♂️

A new day, and the eddy goes the other way! Not too much difference though in temps compared to Saturday, save for a cooler afternoon on the east bay.

The CUTI and BEUTI indices through the end of April confirm this. Recovery for the Bay Area and central coast. But not enough of a reversal for SoCal where the marine heatwave continues. mjacox.com/upwelling-in...

Quite the coastal eddy offshore today! These things form winds just above the marine layer turn more northerly, while air near the surface curls back from the south along the coast. Some funky winds as a result, mostly southerly. Clouds hard to break in the city as well.

Surprisingly uniform temperatures in the bay area tonight. Thank you marine layer clouds

Bay breeze activated! A chilly 59 degrees here in Pt. Richmond

Confidence is now pretty good in a trough/inside-slider pattern around Tuesday into Wednesday. But this looks more like a cooler, windier pattern versus a widespread heat, major offshore wind event.

Somewhat lost in NOAAs official seasonal hurricane forecast released today: The eastern Pacific is hot and ripe for hurricane development. It may be a slow season in the Atlantic, but that's likely not the case for the Pacific. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

Goodness me! Quite the two days of heat in Boston. 96 and 91 for highs.

It has been quite warm around the Bay Area these past two days. Stanford and Menlo park hit 91 degrees on Tuesday and San Francisco jumped into the 80s for the first time since early April. @sfchronicle.com

Monday was warm in the Bay Area. We are looking at another warm day today! No records though.

Incredible. Boston has a legitimate shot at all time May temperature record today.

Pictures won’t do it justice. But the crescent moon and Venus are putting on a hell of a display tonight!

Hot take. An AI budget is coming to your workplace soon. The days of “just try anything with AI!” are coming to an end.

I don’t know when this became a thing. But I HATE that it’s become acceptable to just not respond to someone’s message. The millennial in me takes this as a massive insult.

We were hopeful for a broad scale warmup on Mothers Day, but it was going to be iffy. Onshore flow remains in favor. Satellite imagery shows the marine layer is mostly confined to the coast and a few coastal gaps. So, its another sharply split day. 60s in the city. 70s and 80s in the valleys.

The warmth below the Pacific's surface holds the key to a potentially historic El Niño. And right now, that sub-surface water is toasty, as much as 13°F warmer than normal. www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

And just like that…both Philly teams are collectively down 0-5 in their second round playoff series. 🤣

Select rainfall totals from overnight. Light but beneficial rain for most! Improving conditions on Tuesday. @sfchronicle.com

Hey there little buddy! Upper level lows and spring time means thunderstorms in the Sierra. Lots of lightning with this one, but the severe warning has now expired.

My 4 year old just said “Dada, it feels like it’s still night time in my body”. Same kid. Same. Dreary day

I am officially nominating Chonker for governor of California. @peterhartlaub.bsky.social www.sfchronicle.com/totalsf/arti...

It’s embarrassing having to watch the in stadium feed in Philly. They are getting torched and the “fans” are excited to play a dumb game.

That's some ugly looking afternoon satellite imagery over the Bay Area. Skies tried to clear inland, but were overwhelmed by puffy cumulus clouds. And in S.F. and around the bay. Woof. The cold, chilly west wind won't relent. @sfchronicle.com

"Raw" night around the Bay Area. A stiff wind off the Pacific, temps stuck in the 50s and overcast skies.

Feeling for the weekend newsroom coverage @bostonglobe.com today! Quite the news day indeed.

The Bay Area closed out its second multi-day rain event of April today, and the orographic signal was textbook. West-facing hills: 2.5 to 3.5 inches. Lee side of the Diablo Range: under half an inch. And SFO inexplicably at 0.93 inches. Full 2-day totals www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

Still some isolated showers lingering in the Bay Area. Mostly over the South Bay. Trending drier towards the afternoon.

Incoming rain this morning for S.F. Bring an umbrella!

This cell looks nasty as well.

Nasty looking cell just to the east of I-5 near Los Blancos

Tornado warning in Fresno. Impressive supercell!

Convection!

Rain showers will continue on Monday evening, with a potentially heavy burst of rain moving in after midnight. Good for the plants!