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TIMELINE: 'Parade of storms' begins Friday in Bay Area with rain in forecast for next 6 days

Saturday, January 20, 2024

AccuWeather Forecast: Occasional heavy rain tonight with gusty winds

Expect brief, heavy rain at times and breezy to gusty conditions along with a chance of thunder.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Multiple storms are bringing wet weather back to the Bay Area Friday evening, with the wet pattern continuing into early next week.

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Rain has arrived Friday afternoon and the wet pattern continues into next week.

Here's a timeline of this "parade of storms":

Friday Timeline

Friday is a Level 1 Light on the ABC7 Exclusive Storm Impact Scale.

11 a.m.: Light showers mainly along the coast
4/5/6 p.m.: Steady rain across the entire Bay Area. Heavy at times
11 p.m.: Showers more scattered in nature. Isolated downpours

Wet Pattern Friday - Wednesday

Saturday, Sunday and Monday are Level 2 Moderate storms and Tuesday and Wednesday are Level 1.

While we track heavy rain at times, there will also be dry periods too over the next 6 days.
Friday evening - Saturday morning is our first round of rain, heavy at times.
Saturday PM - Sunday AM will have lighter, scattered showers.
Sunday PM - Monday AM will see another round of heavy rain. Monday AM could also see thunderstorms.
By Monday, our ground will be saturated. We could see minor flooding on roads, streams, creeks and also shallow landslides.
Winds will be gusty throughout this period which could create isolated power outages.
In the Sierra, snow levels will be high, above 6,000 ft. there will likely be 1-2 ft of new snow on the highest peaks.