‘Aggressive drizzle’ falls over San Francisco as chilly entrance sweeps California
A weak cold front moving across Northern California delivered mostly drizzle across the drought-stricken region Monday night into Tuesday morning but some isolated locations, especially to the far north, saw significant rain.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, one location along the Sonoma Coast had recorded a half-inch by 5 pm Monday with other locations around the North Bay reporting a hundredth to a couple tenths of an inch, the National Weather Service reported. The amounts were small, but amid a drought, any rain was welcomed.
“Rain right now in #SanFrancisco,” wrote a Twitter user. “I’ve never been so happy in my life to walk in the #rain”
Sidewalks and roadways across San Francisco were wet during the Monday evening commute.
“Aggressive drizzle in San Francisco,” wrote ABC 7 meteorologist Drew Tuma on Twitter.
Here’s a look at some rainfall totals for the SF Bay Area:
Bodega Bay 0.21 inch
Mill Valley 0.18 inch
Inverness 0.13 inches
Mount Diablo 0.13 inch
Calistoga 0.10 inch
Guerneville 0.10 inch
Glen Ellen 0.07 inch
Pacifica 0.07 inches
San Francisco 0.04 inches
Sonoma coastal locations report up to 0.52″ so far! Much lighter amounts are expected elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/ATA59aAZFd
— NWS Bay Area (@NWSBayArea) September 27, 2021
The farthest reaches of the state at the California-Oregon border saw the most significant rainfall and Crescent City broke a same-day record, measuring 1.65 inches, John Garner a forecaster with the weather service’s Eureka office said. The gauge at the Arcata Airport recorded .34 inch.
Near Redding, where the Fawn Fire has destroyed 40 homes, a few hundredths of an inch were recorded, Katrina Hand, a forecaster with the weather service’s Sacramento office said.
Even some snow likely dusted the highest elevations.
“Great sight for September!” NBC Bay Area meteorologist Jeff Ranieri tweeted. “#Snow over Mt. Shasta highest peaks and rain for the fire zones.”
Hand noted that temperatures atop Mount Shasta suggested snow was possible.
Wet, drizzly weather could continue into Tuesday.
The cold front that dropped down from the Pacific Northwest is carrying in a mass of cold air and and by late Tuesday night into Wednesday morning, temperatures in inland valleys could dip into the low 40s with coastal areas likely to stay in the 50s.
