A pedestrian walks along B Street with an umbrella on Thursday, April 4, 2024, in Hayward, Calif. Wet and cold weather moved into the Bay Area on Thursday. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)
April showers bring May flowers — and apparently a little snow, too.
A cold, low-pressure storm system moving east through the Bay Area created wintery conditions throughout the region, bringing scattered rain showers, small hail, gusty winds, occasional lightning strikes and even a few inches of snow to the peaks of Mount Diablo, Mount Hamilton and Mount Tamalpais.
Meteorologists project that the rain will continue into the weekend for residents between San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose, with the chance for thunderstorms increasing to 25-35% as the polar air mass continues to destabilize the atmosphere throughout the day. Rainfall totals are not expected to surpass 0.75 inches through Friday evening.
The brisk swirl of clouds is expected to cap temperatures in the low 50s most of Thursday, dipping down to the 40s overnight.
Today's view from space….check out the low pressure system pinwheeling off the CA coast. #cawx pic.twitter.com/Lpd1x3cshp
— NWS Bay Area
(@NWSBayArea) April 4, 2024
Wind gusts ranged from 10 to 20 mph, which proved troublesome for travelers at San Francisco International Airport Thursday, where online trackers reported delays for several incoming and outbound flights.
Forecasts look similar looking ahead to Friday; partly cloudy skies may trigger showers, and temperatures will stay cool but will struggle to rise higher than the mid-50s.
Current weather models show warmer, drier weather returning to the Bay Area early next week.
Originally published at Katie Lauer