For Bay Area, one final rain system expected before a clearing

"A month-long pattern of low pressure and stormy weather may finally be reaching the end of its cycle, and a pattern that may bring a longer stretch of clear and sunny days appears poised to takes its place, according to the National Weather Service. That said, it's likely to take the rest of the work week to get there. Once we get to Thursday evening, and the rain thins out, that might be it for a while, NWS meteorologist Brayden Murdock said."

"That system then will be followed by another weaker system from the Gulf of Alaska that is likely to drop lighter amounts of rain beginning late Wednesday in some areas and overnight into Thursday in others. That system is expected to drop no more than two-thirds to three-quarters of an inch of rain at the heaviest spots and probably no more than a half-inch in the the East Bay and South Bay, according to the weather service."

"The latest storm brought its heaviest rain to the East Bay and South Bay on Monday night, but proved to be less powerful than the atmospheric river storm that preceded it. The weather service's 24-hour rainfall totals early Tuesday showed a half-inch of rain on Ben Lemond and a quarter-inch at Mt. Umunhum in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the highest recorded totals."

A month-long pattern of low pressure and stormy weather may be ending, with a shift toward a neutral pattern that could bring longer stretches of clear, sunny days. The transition is likely to take the rest of the work week, with rain expected to thin by Thursday evening. Lingering showers from a third November storm dumped heavy rain Monday night, including 1.14 inches in San Francisco, breaking the previous daily record from 1996. Tuesday showers are expected to be light and finish by evening. A weaker system from the Gulf of Alaska could bring lighter rain late Wednesday into Thursday, dropping up to two-thirds to three-quarters of an inch in the heaviest spots and about a half-inch in the East Bay and South Bay. Recent 24-hour totals included a half-inch at Ben Lomond and a quarter-inch at Mt. Umunhum.

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