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Cool Front, Rainy Forecast to Hit Rohnert Park Next Week

Rainy season beginning about a month early, according to the National Weather Service.

Cool, rainy conditions are expected to roll in to Rohnert Park at the beginning of next week, after weeks of warm, dry weather, according to the National Weather Service.

Sunday will be mostly cloudy, with a slight chance of showers. A 30 percent chance of rain is anticipated for Monday. The rest of the week's forecast is mostly cloudy with a chance of rain, with temperatures between 50 and 70 degrees.

"The rain is about four weeks early this year," said Steve Anderson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. "The first winter storms normally come at the end of October."

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The strongest cold front is currently timed to arrive later Tuesday into Wednesday with a brief period of heavy rain and strong winds, meteorologists said in a statement this week. The exact timing and details will continue to be fined tuned over the next several days.Β 

Last year, Rohnert Park got 41 inches of rain, Anderson said, and the total for last October was 5.14 inches.

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Seven-day forecast for Rohnert Park:

Today: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Light south southwest wind.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 11pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southwest wind between 3 and 5 mph.

Saturday: Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. Calm wind becoming west southwest around 5 mph.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming west southwest between 5 and 8 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Tuesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.

Wednesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.

Thursday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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