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The Bay Area Basks in the Sun, Before an Atmospheric River Rolls in This Week
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:00:00
Publish Date: 2025-11-10 20:06:06
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The Bay Area’s weather this week is a tale of two extremes: warm sunny days and an atmospheric river storm that could bring multiple inches of rain.

San Francisco could reach nearly 80 degrees on Monday, before temperatures drop off by as much as 5 degrees on Veterans Day, still above seasonal averages. By Wednesday, forecasters expect a storm to roll in from the Pacific Ocean, bringing a range of rain possibilities.

“My friends, this is an atmospheric river, but we aren`t expecting days of intense rainfall,” Bay Area National Weather Service meteorologists wrote Monday in their daily forecast discussion. “Tuesday is really the last day to make any preparations to prevent roadway flooding or water damage.”

On the low end, the region’s bout of weather whiplash could bring less than an inch of rain across most of the region. But on the high end, meteorologists said nearly 2 inches of rain could fall from Santa Rosa to San Francisco. The highest peaks could see almost 3 inches of rain.

“We could see the higher end, especially if the frontal system were to stall,” said Roger Gass, a meteorologist with the weather service’s Bay Area Office. “That’s not out of the question.”

The initial forecast shows a wet and windy Wednesday and Thursday in store for the Bay Area and Central Coast.

This event is still several days out and there is time for the exact precip and wind details to change – stay tuned as we finalize the forecast for this week. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/71MCj7LFgc

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