More rain headed to Bay Area on Wednesday

While the dense fog that blanketed the Bay Area earlier in the week was limited to the North Bay and Peninsula coastlines on Wednesday, most of the region won’t avoid a rainy day according to the National Weather Service.

The initial round of rain was expected to arrive by the late morning, forecasts said. As with the fog, predictions claimed that the North Bay would see the brunt of the rainfall Wednesday. Santa Rosa was expected to receive between one-half and one full inch of rain.

Other predictions throughout the Bay Area included up to .5 inches in Concord, .5 in San Francisco, .25 in Oakland, .25 in Livermore and just .1 in San Jose. Parts of the Santa Clara Valley were expected to be spared from heavier rainfall by the rain shadow effect, according to the NWS.

Rain expected today and Thursday throughout the region. North Bay expected to see .25-.75" of rain with higher elevations up to one inch. Rest of the Bay Area and Central Coast should expect .1-.5" of rain, less in rain shadows. #CAwx pic.twitter.com/yTBxnCZkjf

— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) December 6, 2023

The incoming storm system was sending rain bands from the Pacific Ocean, touching down on the coast around 11 a.m. While the precipitation was expected to weaken by the late afternoon, scattered showers could linger into the nighttime and into Thursday morning — though no more than one-tenth of an inch of rain was in the forecast for the Bay Area on Thursday.

This is a developing report. Check back for updates.