San Francisco Bay Area braces for a week of rain and cooler temperatures, with potential for nuisance flooding and strong winds.

The system arriving on Wednesday or early Thursday could deliver about 3 inches in the higher elevations of the North Bay.

LATEST Nov. 13 12:20 p.m. A bomb cyclone off the coast of California was bringing heavy rain and winds to the northern part of the state Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. Dalton Behringer, a meteorologist at the weather service, said the current storm front dropped about 19 millibars within 24 hours.

Bay Area to face weather shift with incoming storm bringing rain, strong winds, and possible thunderstorms starting Wednesday.

Chillier temperatures are forecast for the Bay Area and the rest of the West this Thanksgiving. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Predictions Center forecasts below-average temperatures for the region between Nov.

For the Bay Area, the question becomes when does it rain again and will the weekend be wet? The answer is complicated.

If you missed the northern lights the last two nights, you'll have another opportunity on Nov. 13, if the weather cooperates. Here is what to know.

A potent midweek storm is expected to bring widespread rain, colder temperatures and gusty winds across the Bay Area and portions of the Central Coast beginning Wednesday, forecasters said Tuesday.