St. Patrick's Day Weekend Forecast For North Bay

NORTH BAY, CA — Chances of rain, thunderstorms and hail were forecast to continue overnight Friday across much of the North Bay, but on Saturday, St. Paddy's Day revelers can expect those chances to diminish, according to the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area.

Friday night was forecast to be mostly cloudy with a 30-percent chance of rain, low temperatures in the 30s and wind gusts as high as 24 mph after midnight.

Weather officials say Saturday will be partly sunny with a 20-percent chance of showers and high temperatures in the 50s. Calmer winds between 6 and 11 mph are forecast for St. Patrick's Day.

Saturday night is expected to be partly cloudy with low temperatures in the 30s and light winds, according to NWS.

Sunday and Monday should be mostly sunny during the daytime but mostly cloudy overnight, with Monday warmer than Sunday, forecasters say.

The chance of rain accompanied by thunderstorms returns to the forecast Tuesday, NWS predicts.

Main photo: Thunder and rain clouds part, providing a hint of sunshine over Sonoma Valley, Friday, March 16, 2018. (Photo by Al Francis/Napasonomaphotos.com)