A string of wet days around the Bay Area ended for most places Wednesday, save for a few downpours that the National Weather Service said had little impact.
The break is expected to last until Saturday night, when, NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment said, a system is anticipated that could bring widespread precipitation.
The scattered showers Wednesday were expected to be “very few and very far between,” Sarment said ahead of the storm’s last gasp. Rain was falling at the rate of less than a quarter-inch per hour where it did fall.
The North Bay and parts of the central bay got raindrops after noon on Wednesday.
Dense fog also shrouded areas of the region Wednesday morning, and an advisory was in effect until 10 a.m. Visibility was down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas.
The break in the rain comes after four days of pretty steady precipitation. The showers were isolated and heavy in areas Tuesday. According to the weather service, about nine-tenths of an inch fell in Richmond and two-thirds of an inch in Oakland over the 24-hour period ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.
San Francisco recorded 1½ inches of rain in its downtown area, and a half-inch fell at San Francisco International Airport, in Half Moon Bay and in Hayward. Two-tenths of an inch fell in San Jose.
In four days of rain since Saturday, more than 5 inches of rain fell in Santa Rosa and about 3½ inches fell in San Rafael. Berkeley received about 3 inches, Los Gatos had about 2 1/3 inches and Concord was just shy of 2 inches. About 1¾ inches fell in San Jose over the four days.
A flood warning for a small portion of Sonoma County remained in effect through 9 p.m. Wednesday.
