Election Day winds to bring Bay Area red flag warning for fire danger, possible power shutdowns

Election Day 2024 in the Bay Area and California will unfold against the backdrop of fierce winds, dangerous fire conditions and a planned power shutdown by PG&E, officials and forecasters said Monday.

“We have a low-pressure pattern set up in the lower Southwest desert, and that’s setting up some serious offshore flow in the Bay Area,” National Weather Service meteorologist Roger Gass said. “It’s generally going to be in the uphill peaks, but we can’t rule out that those gusts will be strong closer to the surface...