Rain, storms will move through the Bay Area on Wednesday ahead of a cold front. Here is the timeline

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Remnants of Sara bringing heavy rains to Florida

FOX 13 News Meteorologist Valerie Mills says the remnants of Tropical Storm Sara are now moving through the Gulf of Mexico, bringing a round of rain to Florida late Tuesday into Wednesday. Parts of the Panhandle will get the heaviest rain, and the Tampa Bay area will only get an inch or two of rain, according to Mills. No tropical formations are expected within the next seven days. Mills says Sara could be the last named storm of the hurricane season.

TAMPA, Fla. – The remnants of what was once Tropical Storm Sara will bring rain and some storms to the Tampa Bay area on Wednesday, with much drier and cooler air moving in behind it.

Tropical moisture will continue to move eastward over the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday, affecting the US Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the Florida Panhandle.

What to expect from Sara’s remains

FOX 13 Meteorologist Dave Osterberg says conditions in the Bay Area will remain warm and humid on Tuesday, with a quiet and mild night ahead.

Rain and isolated storms will move through the Bay Area Wednesday morning ahead of cooler, drier air.

Rain and isolated storms will move through the Bay Area Wednesday morning ahead of cooler, drier air.

The rain will move in early Wednesday, according to Osterberg, likely arriving around noon. 3 or 4 at night. Rainfall amounts could reach an inch in some places.

“There will be some thunderstorms with that,” Osterberg said. “It’s marginal. One or two of them might get strong, but we’re not looking at a huge severe weather outbreak or anything like that.”

Rain and isolated storms will move through the Bay Area Wednesday morning ahead of cooler, drier air.

Rain and isolated storms will move through the Bay Area Wednesday morning ahead of cooler, drier air.

The cold front will move through around 7-8 a.m., Osterberg says, with a few more rain showers possible.

A cold front will lower temperatures and humidity in the Bay Area after rain moves through Wednesday morning.

A cold front will lower temperatures and humidity in the Bay Area after rain moves through Wednesday morning.

As the cooler, drier air moves in, temperatures will drop into the lower 70s for highs and 50s for lows by Thursday. This weekend, morning lows will likely hit the 40s in many places.

A cold front will move through the Bay Area on Wednesday, bringing temperatures and humidity down significantly.

A cold front will move through the Bay Area on Wednesday, bringing temperatures and humidity down significantly.

Tropics quiet as hurricane season draws to a close

The National Hurricane Center says it is not tracking tropical cyclone activity in the Atlantic basin as of Tuesday morning.

Hurricane season officially ends on November 30th.

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