Rain and strong winds returned to the Bay Area on Monday in a storm the National Weather Service expects to soak the region through Wednesday before clear skies finish the week.
“A variety of weather hazards continue (Monday) afternoon with on and off moderate rain, high elevation snow, gusty winds, small hail and isolated thunderstorms,” the weather agency wrote in a forecast discussion Monday afternoon. “Cold, unsettled weather conditions persist into midweek before slightly drier and warmer weather returns for the second half of the week. Unsettled conditions return for the upcoming weekend.”
“This morning and afternoon have been rocking & rolling with a variety of weather variables,” the agency said. “The cold front moved through (Monday) morning, but we continue to have very active weather behind it. Reports from social media and our partners have included: moderate to heavy rain downpours, thunderstorms with small hail, gusty winds of 30 to 50 mph, some roadway flooding at lower elevations, icy roads at higher elevations (ie Mt. Hamilton), light snow accumulations as low as 1500-1700 ft elevation with moderate accumulations above 3000 ft.”
A student walks in the rain at San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) A pedestrian walks in the rain at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) A Contra Costa firefighter removes a child’s carseat from a solo vehicle accident on westbound Highway 4 approaching the Morello Avenue offramp in Martinez, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. A man, woman and a child were in the vehicle when they drove off the highway crashing into a light pole and into an open field. At the time of the accident rain was coming down but the accident is still under investigation by the CHP. No injures were reported but paramedics did examine the child at the scene. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) A pedestrian uses an umbrella as they walk across the campus of Cal State University East Bay on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in Hayward, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) A highway patrol vehicle is towed after an accident on Interstate 280 in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Students walk in the rain at San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) Motorist turn on their headlights as they travel southbound on I-680 as rain begins to fall in Pleasant Hill, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) A student walks in the rain at San Jose State in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group) A pedestrian walks in the rain at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group) Riders shield themselves from the rain as they arrive to board the train at the BART station in Walnut Creek, Calif., on Monday, Feb. 27, 2023. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
