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Drizzle and Chill Return to Bay Area Ahead of Late-Week Warmup

Forecast guidance points to light precipitation now followed by a rapid inland warmup.

Overview

  • A coastal low expanded the marine layer Sunday, bringing low clouds, patchy fog and spotty drizzle to the Bay Area and Central Coast.
  • Daytime highs will stay cool, generally in the upper 50s to lower 60s across much of the region, according to the National Weather Service.
  • Rain amounts should be light, with up to about a quarter inch in the North Bay and only a few hundredths as far south as San Mateo County and into the East Bay.
  • The marine layer is a shallow blanket of cool, moist ocean air that moves inland on onshore winds and often produces gray skies, fog and light drizzle.
  • Forecasters expect the low to move east by midweek, bringing warmer, drier weather inland, with highs in the upper 70s to mid-80s by Thursday and Friday.