Swift and Solid.

Rain begins later today.  GFS is still suggesting holding off until sunset until any serious rain.  The radar has a lot of rain well north; as in out of state.  Still, there is a band just pff shore south of SF, so we could begin seeing rain earlier.  The heaviest of rain will be from late afternoon to late evening, with rain becoming lighter by midnight.  We cold see up to a half inch of rain by Monday morning. We could even see totals approaching an inch, especially in the mountains.  Tahoe is still looking at a possible foot of dense snow above 8K.   Be prepared for the commute after several days to a week off.  Rain and returning workers will clog up that road.  On Monday, showers will likely happen during the morning daytime hours, with sun likely by afternoon.  It will be cool, in the low 60s.

The rest of the week will be epic autumn weather.  Overnight will be chilly, in the mid 40s.  Clear.  Sunny days, with warming through the week into the mid and upper 60s.  We will need to look at the mid term over the next few days.  Models keep changing.  Some have a cut off low hitting LA; some have us dry under a big fat high pressure; some have cold air pushing south.  So a bunch of different outcomes are possible, from warmth and sun, to cold and rain.  Time will tell.