Friday was the wettest day of the 2024 in many areas, including San Francisco, which received 2.97 inches of rain — or 13% of its annual yearly rainfall in one day — and Oakland, which received 2.46 inches in one day. San Jose saw less on Friday, .72 inches, for its wettest day since Feb. 2, when .87 inches fell.

The Bay Area had a chance to dry off a bit this weekend after the past few days’ deluge. After some high rain totals, some communities are cleaning up flooding, and others are preparing for the next wave of the storm.

"This marks the first Bay Area-wide rain of the season," said Brayden Murdock, a forecaster with the National Weather Service's office in Monterey. "We had a few systems earlier in the season that mostly stuck to the North Bay, but as far as everyone getting some decent rain, this is the first one of the season."

Another wave of rain — lighter than Friday’s — arrived in the Bay Area early Monday. The bulk of the rain was expected to move on by Monday afternoon, with showers lingering into Tuesday. The forecast is dry for Thanksgiving and the weekend.

Though the North Bay is facing the brunt of the storm, the entire Bay Area is in it for the long haul, with the storm expected to bring rain to our area until Sunday.

Another round of light to moderate showers are on tap for Sunday night into Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.

Sunny skies on Saturday morning gave Bay Area residents a break from the two days of heavy rains that pounded the region, breaking daily rainfall records in cities from Santa Rosa to San Jose. “We still are going to have rain these next few days,