Flood Watch | Northern California Weather 6 AM

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the Northern California Weather Podcast. It's Tuesday, February 24th. Folks, grab that umbrella before you walk out the door. Rain is the whole story today. And it's not messing around. Over in the Bay Area, showers crept in around 2 A.M. And they're sticking through 1 A.M. Wednesday. The heaviest punch lands around 4 P.M. Today. You're looking at a solid half to three quarters of an inch by tonight. South winds at 8 miles an hour keep things damp and breezy. Highs touch 64 degrees this morning, then here's the weird part.. Temperatures actually drop through the afternoon. You'll be sitting near 60 by late day. Rain tapers off by 4 A.M. Wednesday, leaving patchy fog and cloudy skies. Wednesday's high bounces back to 64. Now drive inland to the Central Valley. Same rain, completely different thermometer. Highs climb to 74 degrees by 4 P.M. That's a ten degree gap from the coast. Rain runs the same window, peaking around 4 P.M. At heavy coverage. Lows tonight settle near 54 around 5 A.M., then temperatures actually climb back to 59 by dawn. Winds flip from south to northwest around 10 P.M.. And that's your signal the rain is packing up. Wednesday? Partly sunny, 73 degrees. Almost like today never happened. The rest of the week dries out fast. Thursday both regions bounce back under mostly sunny skies. Bay Area hits 68, the Valley warms to 73. Friday stays steady in the upper 60s to low 70s. The weekend turns mostly cloudy but mild, with just a slight chance of light rain sneaking back Sunday. No drama. Just easy, late February calm. One more thing to smile about. We're gaining 2 minutes and 26 seconds of daylight today. Sunrise at 6:46 A.M., sunset at 5:54 P.M. Those longer evenings are really adding up. Keep that rain jacket close today. You'll want it through dinner. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow. Take care!