TIMELINE: Wet weather returns to Bay Area Friday, atmospheric river and heavier rain Saturday
Thursday, January 30, 2025
ABC7 News meteorologist Drew Tuma has your AccuWeather forecast for Thursday.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Rain is back in the Bay Area on Friday after three and a half weeks of dry weather, which has been one of the driest January's on record. Rain is light on Friday but intensifies on Saturday with a moderate-strength atmospheric river and we may see flooding on roads and on smaller streams and creeks.
- Light, steady rain anticipated between 6 a.m. and 2 p.m.
- After 2 p.m. and into the evening the rain becomes more on and off and scattered
- Biggest impact would be slower and slick travel
- Winds will be breezy but not too strong or damaging
- Rainfall totals will be less than .75" for most
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- Between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. we will see pockets of heavy rain
- This could lead to localized flooding especially on roads with poor drainage
- Winds will also be gusty, 20-40 mph which could bring down trees
- After 4 p.m. the showers will become lighter and scattered
- Rainfall totals could exceed an inch in many cities
- On and off light scattered showers
SIERRA SNOW
- 2 - 3 feet of snow Friday night into Saturday night on highest peaks
- Lake level could see close to a foot of fresh snow
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