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Snow, Rain Forecasted For Bay Area This Weekend
The weekend precipitation is not expected to cause flooding. Things should dry out Sunday and into Monday.
A rainy weekend is ahead for the San Francisco Bay Area. Scattered storms are expected to continue into Saturday, bringing with them the potential for lightning strikes and hailstorms, according to the National Weather Service. Hail was reported in Oakland Friday afternoon.
A high surf advisory is in effect until 9 p.m. Saturday. Temperatures will then drop, and North Bay elevations above 3,000 feet will likely see snow Saturday night into Sunday. The Santa Lucia Mountains in the Monterey Bay area may get up to a foot of snow, and Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County could see up to 6 inches, weather officials said.
Things should dry out Sunday and into Monday, but temperatures will still be cold, with inland lows in the low 30s. The weekend precipitation is not expected to cause flooding.
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Snow showers will be returning the the Bay Area Mountains this weekend Forecast accumulations through Sunday PM: 2-3k ft: dusting to a few inches 3-4k ft: 3-6 inches, locally 8 inches 4k ft and up: 6-10 inches, locally 12 inches #CAwx pic.twitter.com/vBCK1UKsf6
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) February 15, 2019
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