"Nor was rain expected to pour Wednesday, though a system that originated in the Southern Pacific did begin to move up the coast overnight Tuesday into Wednesday. It's slowly moving north but starting to fade, Mehle said. It might make it into Santa Clara County, perhaps north of Hollister, but it probably ends there. We expect the conditions to peter out by noon."
"The conditions also brought dozens of lightning strikes in areas of the Central Coast overnight if not loads of rain, Mehle said. Technically, it's dry lightning, Mehle said. The rain gauges down there are showing less than an inch. The East Bay and Peninsula were expected to remain completely dry Wednesday. Their chance for rain begins Friday night and into Saturday, when a system from the north is expected to arrive."
A system moving up the Central Coast brought wet conditions early Wednesday, replacing recent 80-plus degree sunshine across parts of the Bay Area. The Southern Pacific-origin system was weakening as it moved north and was likely to reach only parts of Santa Clara County before petering out by noon. Reports included pea-sized hail and dozens of lightning strikes characterized as dry lightning, with rain gauges recording less than an inch. The East Bay and Peninsula remained dry Wednesday. A separate weaker system descending from the north, tied to a weak atmospheric river, may bring lighter rain Friday night into Saturday, shifting northward.
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