Bay Area still expecting light rain despite blue skies

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

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

The East and South bay regions can still expect light rainfall, but not as much as is expected in the North Bay, Sarment said. The East Bay has a “somewhat better chance,” but still should not 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 of an inch.

In San Jose, there are chances for showers throughout Thursday, but the forecast dries up Friday and Saturday, Sarment said. There will be another chance for rain on Sunday afternoon and into Monday morning. All rainfall will likely yield “very light totals,” Sarment said.

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

East Bay temperatures are also dipping down 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 on Friday night. Other nights can expect lows in the low 40s.

“The interior East Bay will be the coldest, like near the 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.