How Much Did It Rain in Piedmont Today?

We all know it rained in Piedmont today – but just how much?

Most likely, two to three inches of rain fell in your neighborhood during the 24 hours ending at 5 p.m. Wednesday, most of it after midnight. The higher the elevation, the more rainfall.

Here are rainfall reports from nearby weather observation stations, with elevation above sea level and the precipitation measured from (approximately) 5 p.m. Tuesday to 5 p.m. Wednesday.

For comparison, the City of Piedmont website lists the city's elevation as 300 feet. Round Top, the highest point in Sibley Regional Volcanic Preserve in the Oakland hills, is at 1,763 feet.

National Weather Service official stations:

Oakland International Airport: 3 ft., 1.45 inches.

Oakland North: 1,403 ft., 3.08 inches.

Wunderground (network of enthusiastists with their own weather observation stations):

Merritt Avenue, Oakland (just east of Lakeshore Avenue below the MacArthur Freeway): 66 ft., 2.26 inches.

Upper Temescal (close to Piedmont Avenue, Oakland): 176 ft., 2.43 inches.

Hilltop, Oakland (close to Moraga Avenue, just below Hwy. 13): 646 ft., 2.79 inches.

Indian Way, Montclair: 973 ft., 3.31 inches.

Expect more rain. According to the National Weather Service, steady rainfall is expected across much of the region through Saturday. In a winter mostly absent of rain, it is finally here, after weeks of abundant sunshine.

Forecaster Steve Anderson said that a series of storms will be moving through the area with only a few breaks in rainfall. Anderson said, however, that significant flooding is unlikely.

"It's been dry so long that the rain hasn't really had any impact, other than some local mudslides," he said.

Since the wet weather began Tuesday, Marin County has borne the brunt of the rainfall, with 7.8 inches measured there, Anderson said. In the Santa Cruz Mountains, 8.1 inches has fallen, compared to 1.3 inches in San Francisco.

As for forecasts beyond Saturday, the models used by the weather service are in disagreement about whether more rain is on the way, forecaster Christine Riley said.

"It doesn't look as likely ... but we're still really uncertain right now," Riley said.

Bay City News Service contributed to this article.

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