There it is: our first storm of what we’d like to call our rainy season (the live version of the image is here). The National Weather Service has been advertising this as a “rather weak” system that won’t drop much rain here. Maybe so, but the radar image–which doesn’t always depict what’s out there in the atmosphere–seems to indicate some moderate to heavy precipitation off the coast. We’ll see in the next few hours.
QPFs for central Bay Area paltry, but you’re right, appears to be more than advertised. Now, Tuesday night into Wednesday, that looks like a real soaker. Early start for you guys. Hope it dries out, or there will be some unhappy grape growers!
http://www.cnrfc.noaa.gov/precipForecast.php?cwa=MTR&day=1&img=5