The wet period that ended 2025 and lasted into the first few days of 2026 is nearly behind us. Tuesday can be considered a transitional day, with some lingering showers in the morning hours ultimately giving way to some sunshine by the end of the day.
That’s a microcosm for what’s going on with the large scale pattern. The storm over the ocean that brought Monday’s rain is long gone and in its wake, dry air will start to filter in from the northwest.
But it won’t happen all at once.
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Clouds will be slow to clear on Tuesday in the city and along the Peninsula. Parts of the city, particularly on the west side, may not shed the cloud cover at all. But the rest of the region is in line to see some sunshine by the afternoon. However temperature won’t budge much, staying in the 50s in most spots, with some low 60s popping up in the South Bay…