Weather

KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson is tracking rain showers all around the Bay Area.

System #2 will move into the Bay Area early Friday morning. Winds will be picking up too. Gusts could approach 40 mph. Saturday will be dry! Another system could boost rain chances Sunday evening. In the Sierra, a Winter Storm Warning is place until 11 pm Friday.

KTVU meteorologist Steve Paulson said there will be some sunshine with a chance of thunderstorms and hail.

System 1 moved into the Bay Area Wednesday afternoon. The heavy rain and strong winds area moving out.. Scattered showers, along with the chance of thunderstorms, will remain in the Thursday forecast. Snow levels will collapse to roughly 3000 feet. System #2 will approach the area Friday morning. A third system could boost shower chances Sunday afternoon - evening.

Several part of the Bay Area were under a severe thunderstorm warning on Wednesday afternoon.

Storm #1 will move into the Bay Area Wednesday. Moderate to heavy rain will cover most of the Bay Area. Thunderstorm chances have also been added to the forecast. Wind gusts could approach 45 mph as the main front approaches. The Sierra will pick up a lot of snow! A Winter Storm Warning has been issued. The snow outlook calls for 1 -4 feet of snow.

Minor changes today before our spring like weather fades and winter returns. A cold storm arriving tomorrow will bring bay area rain, wind, and the risk of thunderstorms. A dusting of snow in our higher hills with several feet of snow in the Sierra also expected.

A storm rolling in from the Gulf of Alaska will bring rain to the Bay and maybe even some snow to portions of California.

KTVU meteorologist Mark Tamayo looks at each fault in the Bay Area, including the San Andreas and Calaveras, and the region's long earthquake history.

Cold mornings and mild afternoons will remain for today and Tuesday before Bay Area rain, wind and Sierra snow arrives mid week.