As 2022 comes to a close, most of the San Francisco Bay Area is expected to get up to five inches of rain after a rapid succession of persistent showers develops Monday night, combining with mild temperatures and gusts of wind that could reach up to 60 mph, the National Weather Service said.
“We’ll get a really good soaking of rain,” Rick Canepa, a meteorologist with the NWS, told SFGATE Sunday. “And this pattern arrangement isn’t going to change any time soon. Once it sets up, it looks like it’s going to be with us for the rest of this week.”
A substantial plume of moisture originating from Hawaii will cause showers to form in the North Bay before moderate to heavy rain quickly spreads throughout the rest of the region, Canepa said. The heaviest precipitation is forecast to fall Monday night into Tuesday morning; most parts of the region will see up to two inches of rain, but higher altitude areas including the North and East Bay hills could get up to four inches.
Localized flooding, the overflowing of streams and creeks as well as ponding in roadways may occur as a result of the rain, the NWS said. People are encouraged to take caution while driving.
The next chance for rain is expected to arrive Wednesday or Thursday night, quickly followed by another system on Thursday or Friday night, bringing another one to three inches of rain across most of the region.
“There are huge benefits here because it will ease drought conditions,” Canepa said. “This is what we want to see.”
A wind advisory is also in effect until 7 a.m. Tuesday morning as gusts from 35 to 60 mph are expected throughout the Bay Area, though the front is expected to move through “pretty quickly,” Canepa said.
For most of the week, temperatures will linger in the mid 50s, with overnight lows dipping to the upper 40s.
People are encouraged to stay up to date with the NWS and other weather sources, especially during holiday travel, as circumstances could change.
“Overall, an unsettled, chilly pattern with showery weather will continue,” Canepa said.
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