Raindrops fall while driving on Highway 101 in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, September 11, 2017. (Josie Lepe/Bay Area News Group)
Following a weekend that saw close to five inches of rain in the wettest parts of the Bay Area, “scattered showers” were headed to the region late Monday into early Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
“Most folks aren’t going to see a whole lot (of rain),” NWS meteorologist Sean Miller said.
As of Monday morning, the NWS forecasted a 50% chance of rain in San Jose Monday night, with the best chances coming after 10 p.m. If the precipitation does come to the South Bay, it likely wouldn’t surpass one-tenth of an inch before sunshine prevails Tuesday morning.
Chances of overnight rain are likelier in the East Bay and on the Peninsula. Rain chances shot up to 70% in San Mateo, Half Moon Bay and San Francisco, with potential rainfall forecasts coming in between one-tenth and one-quarter of an inch. South Bay and Peninsula temperatures were forecasted with a high of 55 degrees on Tuesday.
In the East Bay, predictions were at 60% of rain coming in between one-tenth and one-quarter of an inch across bayside communities and into Contra Costa County. Expected East Bay temperatures were around 55 degrees for Tuesday.
“We’ll get little waves of [rain] moving through,” Miller said.
Miller added that Tuesday won’t be completely sunny, as those scattered showers could linger into the morning, but sunshine should prevail at some point.
The Lake Tahoe region was still under a winter weather advisory Monday morning, lasting until 4 a.m. Tuesday. Daytime snow accumulation Monday could reach as high as five inches, while one-to-three inches were expected overnight into Tuesday.
Originally published at Austin Turner