Rain arrived Friday morning in the Bay Area, the leading edge of a storm that has prompted a flood watch for the weekend.
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The updating radar map above shows current areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by yellow and orange.
The storm is expected to bring 1 to 3 inches of rain to the region by Sunday afternoon, with the heaviest rainfall expected Saturday morning. A second wave is forecast to arrive Monday.
In the Lake Tahoe area, a winter storm watch has been issued for Saturday night through Monday evening. One to two feet of snow is forecast above 7,000 feet elevation, along with wind gusts up to 90 mph, the National Weather Service said.
