Next Rainstorm Heads For Petaluma: 7-Day Forecast

PETALUMA, CA — Spring may have arrived, but blustery and soggy weather will be in place over Petaluma and the North Bay into Wednesday, with temperatures likely to run unseasonably cool for most of the week ahead.

After a sunny start to the week, the National Weather Service expects rain to roll in by Monday evening and intensify Tuesday before showers taper off mid-week. Mostly sunny days will be back in the forecast from Thursday onward.

"Another storm system will move into the San Francisco Bay Area beginning late Monday night with the greatest wind and rain impacts anticipated on Tuesday," NWS Bay Area forecasters wrote Monday. "At this time, rain impacts are forecast to be less than previous storms, yet saturated soils will result in minor urban and small stream flooding and shallow landslides/rockslides."

Forecasters expect the highest winds will gust over the Santa Cruz Mountains, East Bay Hills and Diablo Range, and areas south through the Central Coast. While potentially not as high as last week, there will be a potential for more downed trees and scattered power outages.

A wind advisory will be in place from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday around San Francisco, the Peninsula, Northern Monterey Bay, and the East Bay and Santa Clara valleys.

The forecast also includes some chance for a few thunderstorms developing Tuesday morning and afternoon along the Central Coast, potentially impacting communities south and west of Santa Cruz.

Here is the National Weather Service's current seven-day forecast for Petaluma.

Monday Afternoon
Sunny, with a high near 56. West wind around 9 mph.

Monday Night
Rain likely after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 39. Calm wind becoming east southeast 5 to 8 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tuesday
Showers. High near 52. East northeast wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Tuesday Night
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northeast wind 8 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming west in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 58.

Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 58.

Saturday Night
Areas of frost. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 36.

Sunday
A slight chance of rain. Areas of frost. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 57.