That was nice, wasn't it? An nighttime spat of rain gave the Bay Area a much-needed soaking. After days and weekends filled with sunlight, ice cream cones, and bare legs, this storm is more than welcome. You can expect even more rain throughout the day, with highs hitting the mid 50s. Yay! more ›

Monday's wet spot may have dried up today, but don't get too comfortable with the brief return of the Indian Summer. According to the AP's weather team, we've got another wet, blustery storm on the way. The storm is expected to annoy the Bay Area with "nuisance floods" and umbrella-inverting gusts up to 30 mph starting this evening and making for a very soggy commute tomorrow morning. While we're sure that will suck on the way to work, there is one shining ray of hope for winter sport enthusiasts: the storm could bring up to a foot of snow to the Sierras and Lake Tahoe. more ›

That slight warm patch of weather that typically hits San Francisco around this time of year might have come and gone already. Today at around noon-ish, rain will pour down on the city, wiping away weeks of dirt, grime, and chalky film. But, according to The Chronicle, today's drenching won't be nearly as big as tomorrow's storm "forecast to blow through Northern California starting late Tuesday or early Wednesday." more ›

This morning rain - feel it on your fingertips, hear it on the windowpane - has caused minor power outages in the Bay Area. In the North Bay an estimated 1,500 residents are without power, 30 in the East Bay, and 2,300 down in the South Bay. Now outages in San Francisco have been reported. Not yet, anyway. more ›

Sure, we saw some lightning on Saturday night. But not much. Not much at all. And we were told there would be lots of thunder and lightning during this weekend's limp storm. Instead, said powerful storm headed down south and pounded the Grapevine, resulting in a rather lovely Sunday afternoon here in San Francisco. (We walked around Union Square with iced espresso! The mind boggles.) more ›

Well, that tears it! The weekend will be a wet one. Miserably so. In fact, San Francisco is poised to get a good drenching any minute now. A chance of thunderstorms will linger throughout the weekend, with a strong one coming in on Sunday. Stay dry, folks. more ›

Last night's (snow-free!) rain pounded the Bay Area last night, resulting in power outages throughout the Bay Area. This morning, minor flooding shutdown parts of Cesar Chavez. Wind gusts in San Francisco reaches 40 MPH. No sign yet of snow, but... fingers crossed. more ›

Fun storm, eh? OK, not really. It's cold. Very cold. Cold for San Francisco, anyway. And more cold weather and showers will be in our future. Also, there's lots of now in the Sierras, snow in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and, for those of you who ski, Tahoe would be ideal this weekend. more ›

The National Weather Service issed urban and small stream flood advisories for Contra Costra County. San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda, and San Mateo counties until 3 p.m. A flash flood warning was also issued for Willow Creek in Petaluma. [NWS] more ›

Did you enjoy the sunny, springtime weather? Well, good. Because that's the last you'll see of it for quite some time. According to reports, "[a] low-pressure system is moving down from the Gulf of Alaska, bringing with it cold temperatures, pounding rain and snow in the mountains." So, for the next few days, expect rain and chilly weather. Lots of it. more ›

Monday will see a brief respite from the relentless rain before another storm front is expected to pass through the Bay Area on Tuesday evening. Tomorrow's forecast is partly cloudy with a high of 58 degrees by Noon and mostly sunny around the 3 and 4 p.m. hours. San Francisco received 0.61 inches of rain today in the 24-hour period ending at 4 p.m. more ›

Pedestrians carry take shelter under umbrellas while walking along a pier on Sunday, Dec. 19, 2010, in San Francisco. Storms are dropping inches of rain throughout California and blanketing the Sierra mountains with several feet of snow. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) more ›

Friday's dismal weather prediction has been accurate so far -- we hear there was thunder and hail in the Bay Area today. (We wouldn't know, as we're currently in the cold, cold Midwest. It's 27 degrees as we type.) SF Gate reports that more than an inch of rain pelted the area, resulting in power outages for thousands of residents. more ›

Boy, oh boy, do we love this kinda weather. So crisp. So cool. So wet. So Christmasy, yes? Last night the Bay Area felt the first in a series of storms that will blanket the Bay Area over the next week KTVU notes: "Saturday's storm will likely be the first round of heavy rain across the region, especially for coastal hills, which could see up to 10 inches of rain through Christmas Eve, according to the weather service." more ›

We've lived in the Bay Area a pretty long time, but there still seems to be perennial confusion over the El Niño/La Niña cycle — like what year we're in, when the last one was, and what it all means. The Chron and the Sac Bee help us out today, and here are a couple of bullet points to get you through: more ›

Has this not been the most dismal and chilly May you can remember in the Bay Area, like, ever? It is in SFist's opinion. But some meteorological nerd today tells us, via the Examiner, that "May rainfall is infrequent but not that unusual and only seems so because of the last three drought years when winters were abnormally short and summers were longer." Also, he adds a no-brainer: "The El Niño effect has had some influence on the late spring rains." [itals ours] more ›

"Rainydayz" by Justin Beck. more ›

Via M.L.G.: "saw someone weaving their bike thru city traffic. Thought they were wearing cat ears on their head, like a headband, or a hat, or one of those hoodies with ears. Turns out they had an actual cat perched on their shoulder. Holding on with its claws, one would hope, for dear life." more ›

SF Citizen illustrates that many San Francisco residents evidently opted for staying on their couches or attending the rained-delayed Giants game, anywhere but Sunday Streets. (It looks like SFist's bold declaration that rain wouldn't stop the fun was incorrect!). Lots of folks might have also been tired out by the countless festivals that took place yesterday. more ›

A high surf advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Bay Area beaches. According to BCN (via SF Appeal), "Residents are advised to be cautious along the coast and to be aware of local ocean conditions, which could include rip currents and beach erosion." The warning is expected to last until 9 pm. Oh, and it's going to rain for most of this week. Boo. more ›

"Huddled Masses of Umbrellas" by anitakhart. more ›