The Bay Area is set to experience a significant weather shift this week, with frigid temperatures giving way to a pair of powerful storms. Residents are advised to prepare for cold conditions, heavy rainfall, strong winds, and potential flooding.
People are advised to keep warm coats and umbrellas on hand as the Bay Area prepares for a series of frigid temperatures combined with windy, rainy storms expected later this week. Tuesday's forecast predicts chilly temperatures and sunny skies across the region, with increasing cloud cover as the storms develop Wednesday and Thursday, according to the National Weather Service.
We'll have another chilly morning tomorrow and then Wednesday we kind of start to get into a rainy pattern,' said Weather Service meteorologist Dalton Behringer.Tuesday's low temperatures will range from 28 degrees to 36 degrees in much of the region's inland areas, leading to freeze warnings and frost advisories throughout the Bay Area. The earliest rain bands could arrive Tuesday evening before intensifying Wednesday morning.Wednesday's storm will be less potent than Thursday's, dropping approximately 0.5 inches to 1 inch of rain. Coupled with the forecast's cold temperatures, it could dust peaks exceeding 2,500 feet with a light dusting of snow, according to the weather service. Following an anticipated break in the rain Wednesday, a stronger second storm is predicted to arrive Thursday morning, diminishing Friday and over the weekend. In total, rainfall amounts between 2 inches to 3 inches are likely throughout the region, with up to 6 inches to 8 inches in the Santa Cruz and Santa Lucia mountains.During the peak storm periods, southwest winds will be 'crankin',' Behringer said. 'Along the coast and some of the higher peaks along coastal ranges could see 40 mph to 45 mph gusts and potentially higher,' he said. Additionally, the forecast anticipates some urban and small stream flooding, while saturated soils could result in landslides in localized areas. The Sacramento office of the National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch for both the Sierra and the Southern Cascades and the Coast Range in Shasta County. The watch will be in effect in the Sierra and the Southern Cascades for elevations above 4,500 feet starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday night and going until 10 p.m. Friday evening. The Coast Range watch will be for elevations above 2000 feet, also starting at 10 p.m. Wednesday, but expires earlier at 4 a.m. Friday morning. Longer-term projections indicate a possible lull in storm activity for a week or so following these storms, with the possibility of more unsettled weather arriving later in the month
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