Storm To Dump Rain On Menlo Park Before Slight Break

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Peninsula residents can look forward to some more rain in the coming days, followed by a brief period of dry weather before the storms return, forecasters said Thursday.

"An active weather pattern will continue for the rest of the week with cool temperatures and periods of rainfall along with gusty winds at times," the National Weather Service said in its forecast discussion. "Dry conditions will develop over the weekend. Wet weather will potentially return during the first half of next week."

Here's the forecast for the coming days in Menlo Park, courtesy of the NWS:

Thursday
A chance of rain before 11am, then showers likely after 11am. Increasing clouds, with a high near 58. South southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night
Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43. Southwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday
Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. West southwest wind 6 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Friday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. South southwest wind 5 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday
A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Light and variable wind becoming west northwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36.

Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Monday
Partly sunny, with a high near 67.

Monday Night
A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.

Tuesday
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

Tuesday Night
A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

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