We are now at that stage of California’s fire season, where we skip “moderate” rate of spread and pass go to “dangerous” rate of spread. Image from the #WoodsideFire last week on the Sonoma Coast. #KentPorterPhotography @pressdemo.bsky.social
Kent Porter
@kpphotos.bsky.social
Photojournalist with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. Proud dad of a great son. Fire photographer, avid wx geek and storm chaser.
The #WoodsideFire in photos, Day 1. For more: www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/02/c...
Scenes from the #FelizFire in Hopland, Saturday night. www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/08/02/e...
Been awhile since I’ve posted over here… #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social
The Southwest monsoon pushes in to NorCal Saturday evening along the Sonoma Coast. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism
The #LyonsFire burns about 13 acres near Lakeport, Ca., Friday as crews work steadily for containment. Fire weather will ramp up at the end of this weekend with the threat of dry lightning and hot temperatures. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social
Gold Ridge Fire Protection District firefighters take in Sebastopol’s 3rd of July fireworks show, Friday in Sonoma County, California. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social
Red flag warnings expands to include Sonoma, Napa and East Bay hills, beginning Wednesday morning. @pressdemo.bsky.social
Don’t let the cool drizzly wx tonight and Tuesday fool you. RFW will be hoisted Wednesday morning and continue through 5pm Thursday. Also, an elevated risk of @pacificgaselectric.bsky.social PSPS shutoffs for several days. @pressdemo.bsky.social
Thunderstorm near the Carneros region of Napa and Sonoma County, Tuesday afternoon. #Kentporterphotography #photojournalism
NorCal rainbow, just south of Willits, Ca., Tuesday evening. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social
March 26, 2026, Mayacamas Mts. in NE Sonoma County. @pressdemo.bsky.social #kentporterphotography
March has been unbelievable. These are NorCal coast range relative humidity numbers tonight. The ridge is redeveloping and wind veering offshore. There are 33 different RAWS sites about to enter Red Flag criteria, in addition to these. @pressdemo.bsky.social @weatherwest.bsky.social
2026 St. Patrick’s Day, Healdsburg, Ca., Tuesday morning. #kentporterphotography #stpatricksday #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social
Underlining the setup for the current dry spell and incoming high pressure ridge, which most likely will result in record breaking temperatures for March, this mornings U.S. Drought Monitor once again shows regions of #CAwx abnormally dry. @pressdemo.bsky.social
A few frames from Saturday’s Lunar New Year in Sonoma and SRJC’s win over Sierra College in Santa Rosa. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism @pressdemo.bsky.social
My colleagues Isabel Beer and @annavarm.bsky.social worked on this story for several weeks: www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/02/28/8...
8 weeks after massive sewage spill, Clearlake residents see no end in sight
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Say what you will about the incoming rain in NorCal, but spring is closer than you think. The early mustard cover crop growth is hands down the best I’ve seen in years in Sonoma and Napa Counties. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalusm
Difficult to compete with the Super Bowl in a daily newspaper, so here’s a few images which weren’t published (online though) from Saturday’s North Bay League qualifying wrestling tournament in Santa Rosa. #kentporterphotography @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism
Out of a total of 571 RAWS sites in NorCal, 57 stations are nearly at red flag criteria, while another 12, below, in the Mayacamas Mountains, are in RF criteria. The fuel moistures are very high, so fire threat is very low. Still, offshore wind is an equalizer of sorts.
A substorm #auroraborealis over Clear Lake, California, Monday evening. #kentporterphotography #photojournalism
The SpaceX Dragon leaves a plasma trail as it re enters Earths atmosphere over Geyserville, Ca., early Thursday morning in Sonoma County. @pressdemo.bsky.social #photojournalism #kentporterphotography
Nov. and Dec., in Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino Counties were warm. Thinking photographically down the road, I hit Lake Mendo and Lake Pillsbury for a before pic. Luckily, late Dec. and early Jan. mitigated low lake levels. Dec (and Nov-Dec) 2025 were the warmest on record for Western U.S.
Coastal range experiencing offshore flow at higher elevations, with temps boosted and low RH. Fire danger really low because you know, all the precipitation, so not a lot of worries. Septanuary?
It’s the time of year when photographers take stock of what they made during the past 365 days. Here are some of my favorites.
Sonoma County right in the crosshairs of a 5% tornado risk Christmas morning.
Greg Porter@gporterwx.bsky.social · 8mo agoI've never seen the nadocast have such a high risk of tornados in the Bay Area before. This is for Christmas morning.
