Local meteorologists are getting very jazzed about this rare September rain system coming our way, thanks to Typhoon Merbok, and this won't be any mere sprinkling.
The cooling trend will carry over into the rest of the week for the Bay Area. There is still moisture from Tropical Storm Kay that could mean moderate chances for drizzle.
A wildfire that broke out Tuesday in Placer County, west of Lake Tahoe, grew significantly on Thursday and overnight, aided by ongoing hot and dry conditions. And it has begun ruining the air quality for late-summer pleasure-seekers around the Lake Tahoe basin.
Hurricane Kay is bringing winds, rain and lightning to San Diego and Los Angeles. Some of the tropical storm left overs are set to track north towards the SF Bay Area.