Through Thursday afternoon, forecasters are expecting half an inch to an inch of rain across San Francisco. The highest totals will be in coastal ranges like the Santa Cruz Mountains, which could see up to 2 ½ inches, Gass said.
The storm will also bring [more snow](https://www.kqed.org/news/12029075/california-snowpack-rebounds-amid-a-wobbly-winter-with-more-storms-on-the-way) to the Sierra Nevada with colder conditions Wednesday night. It could dump 8 to 12 inches on the Lake Tahoe area overnight, according to Gass, and another few inches throughout the day Thursday.
The second of three storms this week will arrive Friday, bringing more steady rain similar to Wednesday, though likely less intense, according to the National Weather Service. A third similar storm is expected to hit the Bay Area on Monday.
The rainfall totals aren’t expected to threaten river [flooding](https://www.kqed.org/news/12026874/bay-area-heavy-rain-flooding-landslides-thousands-without-power) like the Bay Area saw in February, according to Gass, but streams, creeks and ponding on roadways could come as repeated storms dump a few inches at a time over the coming days.
Past Monday, the forecast is fairly uncertain, but the weather service said conditions continue to look “unstable,” so don’t expect spring sunshine just yet.
“We’re not seeing much dry weather,” Gass said. “There will be breaks in between the systems, but we’re not expecting them to last long as more systems are on the way.”