Storm To Dump Rain On Belmont Before Slight Break

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Peninsula residents can look forward to some more rain in the coming days, followed by a brief period of dry weather before the storms return, forecasters said Thursday.

"An active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times," the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion. "Dry conditions will develop over the weekend. Wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week."

Here's the forecast for the coming days in Belmont, courtesy of the NWS:

Thursday
A chance of rain before 11am, then showers likely after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. South southwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44. West southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. West southwest wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. West wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light west southwest in the evening. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 58.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 64.

Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

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