Thunder, lightning and rain, oh my.
An unusual for mid-April thunderstorm rattled and rolled through South County Thursday night, with the National Weather Service even issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for South San Francisco and other North Bay cities. Flights at the San Francisco International Airport were delayed as well.
Chris Stumpf, a forecaster with the National Weather Service, said a thunderstorm in April isn’t as common as seeing one pass through during the rainy season from November through March.
“But April’s been quite a different story,” Stumpf said.
From April 6 through April 10, Gilroy has seen 1 inch of rain, with another 0.8 that fell between April 11 and today. The total rainfall for April stands at around 1.8 inches. Normal rainfall in April is about 1.4 inches according to historical data.
Thunderstorms shouldn’t make another appearance in South County, Stumpf said, but just remain off the coast.
“One you get rid of (the showers) today, it’s going to be nice. It will be a bit breezy tonight and again tomorrow, but by tomorrow afternoon winds will be calm,” he said.
The National Weather Service forecasts blue skies ahead, especially Sunday when temperatures might reach 70 degrees.
Here is the detailed forecast for the South County region:
Today: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy with a high near 58 degrees. Northwest wind between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of rain is 60 percent.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind between 6 and 9 mph.
Saturday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 41. West wind between 3 and 9 mph becoming calm.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest between 4 and 7 mph.
Sunday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 72.
Monday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Tuesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 70.
Wednesday night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 68.
