Bay Area still expects light rain despite blue skies

Despite blue skies in many parts of the Bay Area, residents can still expect a small amount of precipitation by the end of Thursday paired with cool temperatures as a cold front enters the Bay Area and sets in on Friday.

“Today is looking rainier, with the best chances in the North Bay,” said Nicole Sarmen, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service.

The East and South Bay regions can still expect light rainfall, but not as much as expected in the North Bay, Sarment said. The East Bay has a “slightly better chance” but still shouldn’t expect more than a few hundredths of an inch, she added.

The highest elevations in the North Bay can expect to see the most precipitation, Sarment said, with rainfall up to a quarter inch.

In San Jose, there are chances for showers throughout Thursday, but the forecast dries out Friday and Saturday, Sarment said. There will be another chance of rain Sunday afternoon and Monday morning. All the precipitation is likely to produce “very light totals,” Sarment said.

The rain will be paired with cool temperatures in the low to mid-60s and low in the mid-40s through the weekend, Sarment said. Friday night is slated to be the coolest, with the low dropping to around 40 degrees in San Jose.

East Bay temperatures are also dropping with the incoming cold front. In Oakland, highs will sit in the mid-60s and lows in the low to mid-40s through the weekend, Sarment said. Inland, Pleasanton will see the “same story with the rain,” paired with highs in the low 60s through the weekend and lows dipping into the high 30s Friday night. Other nights can expect lows in the 40s.

“The inner East Bay will be the coldest, like near Altamont Pass,” Sarment added.

In Walnut Creek, highs will sit in the low 60s and lows will also dip into the high 30s to low 40s, she said.