For Bay Area, a couple of days of mostly dry weather ahead of possible weekend rain

A string of wet days around the Bay Area was expected to end on Wednesday, save for a few light downpours periodically that aren’t likely to have a significant impact.

The National Weather Service said that will be the last of the rain for the region until the weekend.

“There will be scattered showers, but they are going to be very few and very far between,” NWS meteorologist Nicole Sarment said Wednesday morning. “It should be a nice day unless you get caught in one of those showers.”

Sarment said the next rain is possible come Saturday night, from a system that could bring widespread precipitation.

Wednesday started with dense fog in areas of the region, and an advisory was in effect until 10 a.m. Visibility was expected to be down to less than a quarter-mile in some areas.

The break in the rain comes after four days of pretty steady rain. The showers were isolated and heavy in areas Tuesday. According to the weather service, about nine-tenths of an inch fell in Richmond and two-thirds of an inch in Oakland over the 24-hour period ending at 5 a.m. Wednesday.

San Francisco recorded 1½ inches of rain in its downtown area, and a half-inch fell at San Francisco International Airport, in Half Moon Bay and in Hayward. Two-tenths of an inch fell in San Jose.

In four days of rain since Saturday, more than 5 inches of rain fell in Santa Rosa and about 3 1/2 inches fell in San Rafael. Berkeley received about 3 inches, Los Gatos had about  2 1/3 inches and Concord was just shy of 2 inches. About 1¾ inches fell in San Jose over the four days.

A flood warning in the North Bay did remain in effect Wednesday morning, and Sarment said there was a chance it may be extended while officials wait for water to recede.