Widespread Rain On Its Way To East Bay, Bay Area

EAST BAY, CA — There is potential for widespread precipitation late this week in the East Bay and across the San Francisco Bay Area, forecasters said.

As a mid- to upper-level trough deepens over the eastern Pacific late in the week, the system is forecast to shift eastward toward the West Coast late in the week potentially bringing widespread, light precipitation to the region Friday night into Saturday, forecasters with the National Weather Service said Tuesday.

Temperatures will also cool late in the week and into the upcoming weekend. In the East Bay, lows near 43 and highs near 58 are forecast.

Winds will grow before the rain starts and as it passes through the area. Gusts will range from 15 to 25 mph, forecasters said.

Rain is expected first in the North Bay and then is expected to gradually move over the San Francisco peninsula, East Bay and South Bay during Saturday morning when the bulk of it will fall.

In the East Bay, a chance of rain is forecast after 4 p.m. Friday and again Saturday before 10 a.m., with another chance of rain Sunday night into Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Forecasters do not expect much rain to fall, with up to a half an inch in the North Bay and up to a quarter of an inch over much of the Bay Area and Central Coast. Coastal mountains may get an inch of rain.

The rain will likely be light enough that debris does not flow from burn scars, according to weather officials.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.