Get Ready! Next El Nino Storm on Its Way to Menlo Park, Atherton

More rain from El Nino is expected to hit the Bay Area this week, according to the National Weather Service.

The next series of storms is anticipated to start late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, with the heaviest rainfall expected between 4 a.m. and 8 a.m., according to meteorologist Will Pi.

“There’s definitely another series of storms coming, but they certainly won’t be as strong as the storms we saw a week ago,” Pi said.

Lingering showers Wednesday are expected to briefly dissolve, with moderately heavy rain returning Friday and Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.

Here’s the full forecast for San Mateo and the Peninsula area for the next few days, courtesy of the NWS:

• This Afternoon A slight chance of rain between 1pm and 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. East southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Tonight Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 53. South southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Rain before 7am, then showers likely, mainly between 7am and 4pm. High near 58. South wind 7 to 15 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
• Wednesday Night A slight chance of showers before 10pm, then a slight chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
• Thursday A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southwest wind around 6 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
• Thursday Night Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 50. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

– Bay City News Service contributed to this report.  Image courtesy of the National Weather Service.