Timeline: Showers return to Bay Area today and tomorrow, Winter Storm Warning in Sierra

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A Level 1 storm arrives this afternoon and evening with gusty winds and rain, briefly heavy at times.

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A Winter Storm Warning will go up in the Sierra at 4 p.m. today and remain in effect until 10 p.m. Sunday. One to three feet of snow is expected above 5,000'.

The heavy snow and gusty winds will make travel difficult to impossible.

There is a slight chance of thunderstorms on Sunday. It starts out rainy and windy.

Scattered showers will continue in the afternoon before tapering by evening. A cooler day is expected. Chilly mornings await early next week followed by milder afternoons.

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