Weather
Here's When Rain, Thunder Could Come To San Francisco Monday
An "atmospheric river" is expected to bring widespread rain as a wind advisory is in effect across most of the Bay Area.
SAN FRANCISCO, CA ? Rain is likely to arrive in San Francisco Monday afternoon as gusty winds descend on the Bay Area.
The National Weather Service said before dawn Monday that it anticipated 1 to 2 inches of rain in San Francisco as a "generally weak atmospheric river" heads into the region. An atmospheric river is a long, narrow channel of water vapor akin to a river in the sky.
Weather officials warned that "a change in the weather pattern is beginning to unfold as patchy but thickening high clouds are now streaming in from the west."
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The forecast said showers were likely in San Francisco after 4 p.m., and a thunderstorm was possible after 10 p.m. Showers and thunder were again possible Tuesday morning, and rain was expected to continue into the afternoon and possibly night.
??? ???? Many of you may be asking, "where's the rain?" Much of the rainfall will occur between sunset this evening and sunrise Tuesday morning. Here is one depiction of the timing of precipitation associated with this system. pic.twitter.com/m7JPbtLrlE
? NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) November 8, 2021
A wind advisory was in effect for most of the Bay Area, from 7 p.m. Monday to 3 a.m. on Tuesday. Expect wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour.
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??7-day precipitation forecast ?? Multiple rounds of heavy rain and mountain snow are expected across the Northwest and northern California. Meanwhile, active weather is set to enter the middle of the Nation by midweek, potentially reaching the East by Friday. pic.twitter.com/GqJ7po8vhM
? NWS Weather Prediction Center (@NWSWPC) November 8, 2021
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