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You'll want to keep your umbrella handy: The San Francisco Bay Area is forecast to see intermittent rain over the next four days with two separate low-pressure systems moving across the region. During these rain events, cloud cover is expected to increase, offering a break from the frigid cold that has gripped the Bay Area in recent days. Overnight lows are likely to be in the 40s to low 50s and daytime highs in the mid-50s to mid-60s, according to the National Weather Service. The first system could reach the Bay Area as early as Thursday evening with light rain expected. The main rain band, which will bring the heaviest rain in this event, is poised to pass over the region after midnight and into Friday morning, the weather service said. Light rain could linger into Friday afternoon. The weather service said the North Bay will see the highest rainfall totals with the valleys predicted to pick up 0.25 to 0.50 inch and the coastal mountains up to 1 inch. South of the … [Read more...] about When to expect rain in the San Francisco Bay Area over the next 4 days

With an intense atmospheric river forecast to hit the Bay Area , many parks and open spaces in the region and across Northern California are closed in anticipation of flooding, mudslides and more. Officials with the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have announced the closure of several park sites on Wednesday and Thursday: Muir Woods, Fort Point, the Point Bonita Lighthouse, Nike Missile Site, Muir Beach and Stinson Beach. For now, Alcatraz Island is closed on Wednesday. The park’s status for Thursday remains to be determined. In the Presidio, the Outpost and Field Station at Presidio Tops are scheduled to be closed on Wednesday. A number of sites are closed both Wednesday and Thursday: Golden Gate Welcome Center, Presidio Pop Up, Presidio Visitor Center and the Warming Hut. Twitter — GGNRANPSAlerts Twitter California State Parks has announced the full or partial closure of several sites "until further notice," many of which are in the Bay Area. They … [Read more...] about Bay Area parks close as California storm sweeps through region

The burn in my legs is real. No, really. I still feel it as I type this. My calves and quads, more specifically, but I think you get the unflattering picture. The Cataract Falls Trail in Mount Tamalpais State Park is a must for lovers of waterfalls (and who isn’t) and now is the time to be there. As Bill Hader’s Stefon would say: "This place has everything." Marin County’s hottest club has surging waterfalls, green moss and lots of steep staircases. I once did this trail with my wife a couple years ago during the height of the coronavirus pandemic. To say that the trip was muddy, slippery and crowded would be an understatement. Even with the extraordinary rains that just dumped on California, this most recent trip was only somewhat muddy, and the fact that I visited on a weekday morning helped with competing hikers. A weekend visit will absolutely be more crowded, so plan accordingly. This level of water hasn’t been seen in the watershed since February 2019. "The early … [Read more...] about Now is the best time for ‘demanding’ Bay Area waterfall hike on Mount Tam

California state water officials tramped through the snow in the Sierra Nevada on Wednesday to take official measurements of the snowpack. They stuck their instruments into the snow at Phillips Station off Highway 50 near Lake Tahoe and took a series of measurements, determining that the snowpack at this location was 193% of normal for the date. The state has conducted snow surveys at Phillips Station since 1941. It's mostly a ceremonious exercise that draws attention to one of the state's key sources of water. The daily readings from stations across the entire length of the Sierra provide a more complete picture of the snowpack's status, and as of Feb. 1, these show the statewide snowpack is 205% of average for the date, according to the California Department of Water Resources. "That’s the biggest since 1995, when it was 207% of average for February 1," Jason Ince, a spokesperson for department told SFGATE. This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to … [Read more...] about Sierra snowpack is largest it has been in 28 years