The good news is that there’s finally rain in the forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area that has seen prolonged stretches of dry weather since the start of the year.
The bad news is that the chances are slight and what rain does fall is likely to be light.
The first weak system arrives on Saturday night into Sunday morning when there’s a 25% to 30% chance for rain in the North Bay and a 15% chance in San Francisco and Oakland, the National Weather Service said.
“It’s going to be an upper-level trough that moves more into Southern Oregon and could extend down into Northern California,” said David King, a forecaster with the weather service. “It looks like it could clip the North Bay. The chances are very small but it wouldn’t be a surprise if we get some sprinkles in the North Bay.”
Rainfall is unlikely to be anything too spectacular, and most areas will stay below 0.05 inches with only favored higher peaks such as Mount Tamalpais approaching the 0.10 inch mark.
Sunday afternoon and evening are expected to be dry, with a second system arriving Monday night into Tuesday morning and bringing a 30% to 40% chance of rain across the Bay Area.
While the system is expected to favor the North Bay, King said models show that it is likely to move southward.
“It’s certainly no atmospheric river by an stretch of the imagination, but it’s still going to be some rain,” King said.
Rainfall amounts are expected to be the highest for the coastal mountains of Sonoma County with 0.25 inch possible. The interior North Bay will staying closer to the 0.10 inch mark, and areas farther inland and to the south will likely see much less.
Afternoon highs on Friday will be in the 60s across the region with some of the warmest inland locations inching into the low 70s. Saturday and Sunday will be slightly cooler than Friday.
March 11, 2022 A woman sits under an umbrella during a light rainfall in Alameda, Calif. on Mar. 3, 2022.Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE The good news is that there’s finally rain in the forecast for the San Francisco Bay Area that has seen prolonged stretches of dry weather since the start of the year. The bad news is that the chances are slight and what rain does fall is likely to be light. The first weak system arrives on Saturday night into Sunday morning when there’s a 25% to 30% chance for rain in the North Bay and a 15% chance in San Francisco and Oakland, the National Weather Service said. “It’s going to be an upper-level trough that moves more into Southern Oregon and could extend down into Northern California,” said David King, a forecaster with the weather service. “It looks like it could clip the North Bay. The chances are very small but it wouldn’t be a surprise if we get some sprinkles in the North Bay.” Rainfall is unlikely to be anything too spectacular, and most areas will stay below 0.05 inches with only favored higher peaks such as Mount Tamalpais approaching the 0.10 inch mark. Sunday afternoon and evening are expected to be dry, with a second system arriving Monday night into Tuesday morning and bringing a 30% to 40% chance of rain across the Bay Area. While the system is expected to favor the North Bay, King said models show that it is likely to move southward. “It’s certainly no atmospheric river by an stretch of the imagination, but it’s still going to be some rain,” King said. Rainfall amounts are expected to be the highest for the coastal mountains of Sonoma County with 0.25 inch possible. The interior North Bay will staying closer to the 0.10 inch mark, and areas farther inland and to the south will likely see much less. Afternoon highs on Friday will be in the 60s across the region with some of the warmest inland locations inching into the low 70s. Saturday and Sunday will be slightly cooler than Friday.