Enjoy the dry weekend, Bay area! New storm system coming Monday

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Friday, February 22, 2019
Enjoy the weekend! Storm door could open Monday
Enjoy the weekend because ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco says the Bay Area may get soaked with 3 to 4 consecutive days of rain, starting on Monday.

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- New video shows the sea lions at Pier 39 enjoying the sunshine and you should too because it's all going to change next week.[br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/39468/" TARGET="" REL=""]Get your ABC7 AccuWeather forecast here[/url] [/b][br /][Ads /][br /]Enjoy the dry weekend because [url HREF="https://twitter.com/MikeNiccoABC7?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" TARGET="" REL=""]ABC7 News Meteorologist Mike Nicco [/url]says the Bay Area may get soaked with 3 to 4 consecutive days of rain, starting on Monday.[br /][br /]"As we go through the weekend the clouds are going to increase and Monday the storm door could open," said Nicco.[br /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/weather/the-abc7-news-storm-impact-scale-explained/1113589/" TARGET="" REL=""]The ABC7 News Storm Impact Scale explained[/url][/b][br /][br /]On Monday, the Bay Area will be hit with a 2 on the [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/weather/the-abc7-news-storm-impact-scale-explained/1113589/" TARGET="" REL=""]Storm Impact Scale[/url], followed by more rain on Tuesday and scattered showers on Wednesday.[br /][br /]If the forecast holds, expect flooding across the North Bay.[br /][Ads /][br /][br /][br /][b]VIDEO: [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/weather/video-snow-falls-on-bay-area-peaks/5121830/[br /]" TARGET="" REL=""]Snow falls on Bay Area peaks[/url][/b][br /][br /][br /][twitter ID="1098956260534145024" /][br /][br /][br /][Ads /][br /][b]RELATED: [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/weather/18-trillion-gallons-of-water-soak-calif-during-february-storms/5143846/" TARGET="" REL=""]February storms soak California with 18 trillion gallons of water[/url][/b][br /][br /]"We use two different models to forecast that many days out. They both show rain for the North Bay. One shows a typical storm with no flooding, the other shows heavy rain and the potential for severe flooding," said Nicco. "As we get closer to Monday, we've got to pinpoint exactly where this rain is going to fall and how much."[br /]So, chances are you'll stay dry Saturday and Sunday, but you'll need your umbrella next week.[br /][br /][b]Take a look at more stories related to [url HREF="https://abc7news.com/topic/weather/ TARGET="" REL=""]weather here[/url][/b]