Mark Tamayo
Mark has worked at KTVU since 2009. Some of the biggest events he has covered have been the 2014 Napa Earthquake and the 2017 North Bay Fires.
Mark’s career has solely been focused in California. His first job was at KVIQ in Eureka. He then ventured south to work at KSBW in Salinas. He eventually returned to the Bay Area to work at KRON.
Mark grew up in the Bay Area. His family called Corte Madera home for many years.
Mark studied journalism at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. After graduation, he decided to pursue a meteorology degree at San Francisco State University.
While working at KTVU, Mark provided continuous breaking news coverage following the 2014 Napa Earthquake. He also provided critical weather information during the 2017 North Bay firestorm.
Mark loves the infinite adventures that can be found in the Bay Area. Those adventures could be a road trip to a small town and talking to the locals, discovering a running trail, or salmon fishing in the ocean. He enjoys surfing at a local beach, riding his mountain bike on Mt. Tamalpais, and taking his young daughter to the neighborhood park with his wife.
The latest from Mark Tamayo
El Niño Guide: 2026-27 event could be strongest on record
A strong El Niño has the potential to shift the winter storm track, boosting the odds for an active winter for parts of the United States.
Strengthening El Niño has a stronger presence in the new winter outlook
New forecast maps from the Climate Prediction Center have shifted dramatically. There is now a higher chance of above normal precipitation in California.
After Lala, new storm may approach Hawaiian islands
A new storm may approach the Hawaiian islands this weekend with increasing rain and wind.
Aquatic drones built in Alameda heading to El Niño region ahead of winter forecasts
Powered by the sun and driven by the wind, these uncrewed surface vehicles are designed to travel vast distances across open ocean waters.
This year's El Niño will likely be strongest on record, forecasters predict in August update
There is now at least a 90% chance that the strengthening El Niño will reach the "Very Strong" classification later in the year. Here's what to know.
Will the fog affect the Golden Gate Bridge fireworks show?
Bay Area residents are poised to be treated to a spectacular fireworks show set off near the Golden Gate Bridge on July 4, but with San Francisco's typical summer weather pattern, the perennial question is: Will the fog cloud the pyrotechnics?
Bay Area weather: Hot weather moving in after the rain
After a cool, unsettled start to the week, the weather pattern will change dramatically this week.
Storm moving into Bay Area, significant snow in Sierra
A cool and vigorous Pacific storm system is moving into the region, bringing a multi-day weather event to the Bay Area and significant snowfall to the Sierra Nevada.
What would El Niño this summer mean for California's winter?
El Niño is the warming of the sea surface temperatures thousands of miles away from the Bay Area in the Equatorial Pacific.