The National Weather Service’s forecast for the greater Bay Area for Wednesday calls for high chances of rain and showers throughout, with patchy fog and windy conditions.

Light rain is predicted to hit the Bay Area late Tuesday, followed by possible heavy rain, strong gusty winds and high surf Wednesday through Thursday, according to the National Weather Service. The current estimate calls for rainfall totals from late Tuesday to Thursday afternoon of one to two inches throughout the region and up to

The Wednesday rain event in the Bay Area is a weak atmospheric river, according to the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes at UC San Diego. It is forecast to be a 1 on a scale of 1 to 5. The biggest impact of the incoming storm systems may be on the Sierra Nevada.

Another round of atmospheric river-fueled storms was poised to soak the Bay Area from Tuesday night into the weekend, accompanied by gusty winds and possible thunderstorms.

A major shift in weather is on the horizon for the Bay Area, with a powerful storm system forecast to bring heavy rain, strong winds and potential thunderstorms, according to the National Weather Service.

Rain is returning to the Bay Area this week with the most intense portion of the storm expected on Wednesday. Here's a timeline of the storm.

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