Rain Arrives In Healdsburg, Brings Chance Of Thunderstorms

HEALDSBURG, CA — Following sunny skies earlier Friday, a light mist was starting to fall Friday afternoon in Healdsburg, with a 90 percent chance the rain would continue overnight and much of Saturday.

Forecasters with the National Weather Service for the greater San Francisco Bay Area said a cold frontal zone associated with a low-pressure system would sweep through the region from northwest to southeast on Friday with a band of showers accompanying it.

Rain chances were first expected to increase across the North Bay, then across San Francisco before reaching the Central Coast.

Breezy winds were expected to precede the frontal passage with low elevation gusts reaching up to 30 mph and gusts topping out around 45 mph.

According to the NWS, overall impacts from the wind and rain should be minor, except for some localized flooding on roadways or fallen trees. Scattered showers were likely to return overnight.

There was also a slight chance of isolated thunderstorms with lightning and brief heavy rainfall as the primary hazards. Overnight rain amounts should be light but heavier showers or thunderstorms were also possible.

Forecasters projected drier conditions would return by early next week, with rain chances returning mid to late week.

Healdsburg 7-Day Forecast

Friday Afternoon

Rain. High near 60. South wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday Night
Rain. Patchy fog after 9pm. Low around 44. South southwest wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Saturday
Rain before 8am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. Patchy fog before 9am. High near 57. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of rain after 11pm. Areas of fog after 11pm. Low around 43. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday
A 20 percent chance of rain before 11am. Areas of fog before 8am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Monday
A 20 percent chance of rain after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Monday Night
A slight chance of rain before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66.

Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Wednesday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Thursday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 59.

Thursday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Friday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.