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A string of wet days around the Bay Area is expected to end on Wednesday, with the exception of some periodic light heavy rain that is unlikely to have a significant impact.
The National Meteorological Directorate said the rain would be the last in the region until the end of the week.
“There will be scattered showers, but they will be very few and very far between,” NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment said Wednesday morning. “It should be a beautiful day unless you fall into one of those showers.”
The next rain will likely come Saturday night, Sarment said, from a system that could bring widespread rainfall.
Wednesday began with dense fog in areas of the region, and a warning was in effect until 10 a.m. Visibility was expected to drop to less than a quarter-mile in some areas.
The break in rain comes after four days of continuous rain. Rain was isolated and heavy in areas on Tuesday. According to the weather service, about nine-tenths of an inch fell in Richmond and two-thirds of an inch in Oakland during a 24-hour period ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
San Francisco recorded 1½ inches of rain in the downtown area, and a half-inch fell at San Francisco International Airport, in Half Moon Bay and in Hayward. A tenth of an inch fell in San Jose.
In four days of rain since Saturday, more than five inches of rain fell in Santa Rosa and about 3.5 inches fell in San Rafael. Berkeley received about 3 inches, Los Gatos had about 2 1/3 inches and Concord was just shy of 2 inches. About 1¾ inches fell in San Jose over the four days.
A flood warning for the North Bay remained in effect Wednesday morning, and Sarment said there was a possibility it could be extended while officials wait for the waters to recede.
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