TIMELINE: Rain returns to Bay Area Wednesday in final week of 2023

Tuesday, December 26, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Rain will return to the Bay Area in the last week of the year. A cold front will bring scattered showers to the region on Wednesday.

UPDATED TIMELINE: Here's when showers, strong winds, and dangerous waves arrive in Bay Area

This is a level 1 storm on the ABC7 Exclusive Storm Impact Scale and the biggest impact will be slick and slow travel.
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LIVE RADAR: Track storms as they move through the Bay Area with Live Doppler 7

  • 5 a.m. - 9 a.m. showers arrive in the North Bay

  • 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. scattered showers slide south across the rest of the Bay Area

  • 5 p.m. - 9 p.m. showers wrap up

  • Rainfall totals up to half an inch possible

  • South winds will gust 15-35 mph

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  • Unfortunately, little to no new snow in the Sierra







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More rain is expected Friday into Saturday. New Year's Eve is looking dry at the moment.

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