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San Mateo County, California weather alerts

No watches, warnings or advisories are in force for San Mateo County.

Checked Sun, Sep 20, 2026, 8:49 AM PDT. Times are Pacific Daylight Time.

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Warnings on the map

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over San Mateo County, California. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.

Every watch, warning and advisory the National Weather Service has in force over San Mateo County, California Open the live map with warnings and watches

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Alerts in force

Nothing is in force for San Mateo County right now. Its warnings come from the National Weather Service and appear here within a minute of being issued; every one of the past year is below.

The past year in San Mateo County

In the past year the National Weather Service issued 104 alerts for San Mateo County, including 5 severe thunderstorm warnings, 3 flash flood warnings, 3 high wind warnings and 2 tornado warnings.

ProductIssuedMost recent
Severe Thunderstorm Warning5Dec 25, 2025
Flash Flood Warning3Dec 25, 2025
High Wind Warning3Dec 24, 2025
Tornado Warning2Jan 5, 2026
Coastal Flood Warning1Jan 2, 2026
Red Flag Warning1Aug 28, 2026
Extreme Cold Watch1Jan 9, 2026
Flood Watch1Dec 23, 2025
High Wind Watch1Dec 23, 2025
Flood Advisory20Feb 17, 2026
Coastal Flood Advisory10Sep 8, 2026
Wind Advisory8May 17, 2026
Dense Fog Advisory6Feb 26, 2026
Heat Advisory6Sep 8, 2026
Cold Weather Advisory4Feb 20, 2026
High Surf Advisory4Feb 18, 2026
Beach Hazard Statement28Sep 4, 2026

Warnings issued

  1. Red Flag Warning
  2. Tornado Warning
  3. Coastal Flood Warning
  4. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  5. Tornado Warning
  6. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  7. Flash Flood Warning
  8. Flash Flood Warning
  9. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  10. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  11. Flash Flood Warning
  12. High Wind Warning
  13. Severe Thunderstorm Warning
  14. High Wind Warning
  15. High Wind Warning
Every alert, most recent first
  1. Coastal Flood Advisory
  2. Heat Advisory
  3. Beach Hazard Statement
  4. Red Flag Warning
  5. Heat Advisory
  6. Coastal Flood Advisory
  7. Beach Hazard Statement
  8. Heat Advisory
  9. Coastal Flood Advisory
  10. Beach Hazard Statement
  11. Beach Hazard Statement
  12. Beach Hazard Statement
  13. Coastal Flood Advisory
  14. Heat Advisory
  15. Beach Hazard Statement
  16. Beach Hazard Statement
  17. Beach Hazard Statement
  18. Beach Hazard Statement
  19. Beach Hazard Statement
  20. Wind Advisory
  21. Wind Advisory
  22. Beach Hazard Statement
  23. Beach Hazard Statement
  24. Heat Advisory
  25. Dense Fog Advisory
  26. Cold Weather Advisory
  27. High Surf Advisory
  28. Cold Weather Advisory
  29. Flood Advisory
  30. Flood Advisory
  31. Coastal Flood Advisory
  32. Beach Hazard Statement
  33. Dense Fog Advisory
  34. High Surf Advisory
  35. Beach Hazard Statement
  36. Coastal Flood Advisory
  37. Beach Hazard Statement
  38. Beach Hazard Statement
  39. Beach Hazard Statement
  40. Cold Weather Advisory

The 40 most recent of 104.

From the Iowa Environmental Mesonet’s archive of NWS watches, warnings and advisories (VTEC), by the county’s own code and the forecast zones inside it. Each date links to the event at the IEM.

Nearby

The counties around San Mateo County, with what is in force in each.

What this means

Warning
The hazard is happening or about to. Act now: a tornado warning means take shelter, a flash flood warning means move to higher ground.
Watch
Conditions favor the hazard. Nothing is happening yet; have a plan and be ready to act if a warning follows.
Advisory
A hazard that is less serious than a warning but can still cause trouble, such as dense fog, heat or light ice.
Statement
Information about weather that does not yet meet a warning: a strong storm, a hydrologic update, or a special weather statement.

Severity (extreme, severe, moderate, minor) is the rating the issuing office gives each product. More on the difference: tornado watch vs. tornado warning. Alerts come from the National Weather Service; follow its instructions and your local officials.

Sources

Alerts from the National Weather Service's public feed, read afresh every minute, and matched to counties and zones by their UGC codes. Warnings from outside the United States come from each country's own meteorological service. Follow the issuing office's instructions and your local officials.