Light, steady Bay Area rain expected to be scattered as another cold front arrives

"As it hits land, its path might be all over the place. "The storm front itself has slowed down, so that we have individual showers moving along with it," National Weather Service meteorologist Brayden Murdock said. "The one earlier in the week had more of a shape and a path to it. This one is not as structured, so the rain we get is going to be a lot more scattered.""

"That said, the rain that falls is expected to be slow and steady, perhaps even steadier than it was when the first system moved through the region earlier this week. That system dumped the heaviest rain on Mount Tamalpais - nearly two inches since the start of Monday - as well as other parts of Sonoma County in the North Bay."

"Murdock said the North Bay may receive another half-inch to three-quarters inches during the second wave. The rest of the Bay Area is expected to receive less. Murdock said Oakland and San Francisco are likely to receive between a quarter-inch and one-third of an inch, while the rest of the interior East Bay and South Bay receive "perhaps one-tenth," Murdock said. "Very light," Murdock said of the rain, "Very steady.""

A second cold front descending from the Gulf of Alaska is scheduled to reach the Bay Area Wednesday. The front has slowed and lost structure, producing scattered individual showers rather than a single organized band. Rainfall will be slow and steady and may be steadier than the earlier system. The North Bay, including Mount Tamalpais and parts of Sonoma County, will receive the most, with an additional 0.5 to 0.75 inches possible. Oakland and San Francisco may see 0.25 to 0.33 inches, while interior East Bay and South Bay could see around 0.1 inch. Precipitation should end before Thursday morning, with high pressure and sunnier skies returning by Friday. Temperatures should peak in the low 80s early next week and rise into the mid-to-high 80s by the end of the work week.

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