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Rain? Seriously?

"Once-in-a-lifetime" system brings late-June rain to Silicon Valley.

This evening, the unusually cool weather that finally gave way to a series of scorching weeks might be coming back for revenge.

The San Jose Mercury News reported that a late-June, “once-in-a-lifetime” rain will travel south through Santa Clara County today, with temperatures in Gilroy hovering below 70.

With any luck, a tenth of an inch of rain could fall on Gilroy this evening.

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Mike Rosenberg wrote:

The heaviest raindrops should fall in cooler areas. The warmer air will make this storm weaker and spottier, but it will likely still have a little punch left when it hovers over downtown San Jose, forecasters say.

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"The bottom line is, I wouldn't go wash my car," said Jan Null, meteorologist for Golden Gate Weather Services.

Temperatures are expected to shoot back up to the 90s in Gilroy for the Fourth-of-July Weekend, forecasters say.

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