Bay Area could get more snow from storm this weekend
After a few days of cool and dry weather, rain and possibly light snow will return to the Bay Area on Friday and continue throughout the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
A storm system will bring showers, along with some scattered thunderstorms, to the North Bay on Friday morning before moving across the entire region by the afternoon, officials said. Forecasters expect the heaviest rain later in the day and evening, which could cause a messy after-work commute.
Residents also shouldn’t expect a reprieve from the chilly temperatures, with daytime highs remaining in the 50s and overnight lows possibly reaching into the 30s, said Carolina Walbrun, a meteorologist with the weather service.
The cold temperatures could bring a slight chance of snow back to Mount Diablo and Mount Tamalpais, which each received a coat of powder Tuesday morning.
“It’s going to be pretty scattered and probably not as widespread as we saw earlier this week, but there could be dustings of snow on the highest peaks,” Walbrun said.
In the Sierra on Friday morning, snow levels will be at their lowest at around 2,500 feet, but they should increase to 3,500 feet as the day continues.
The rain will taper off to showers overnight Friday and early Saturday, before another system moves in midday Saturday, Walbrun said. Forecasters predict showers off and on until Sunday night, ahead of a dry Monday.
From Friday through Sunday, higher elevations in the North Bay could receive from three-quarters of an inch to 1½ inches of rain, while San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose could each receive up to threequarters of an inch.
The biggest concerns associated with Friday’s storm are downed trees and power lines, officials said. Though weather service officials do not anticipate particularly strong winds, the recent rain can make the ground dangerously vulnerable.
“The soils are very wet and saturated at this point, so even a little bit of wind can topple trees and take down power lines as those trees come down, so there are still risks with any system that moves through,” Walbrun said.