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Spring showers, gusty winds expected
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — After several weeks of dry weather, the start of spring will bring rain showers throughout California this week, forecasters said Monday.The storms will not be as significant as those in January and February, which dropped enough rain and snow in the state to end a five-year drought.Three storms will visit the northern region through the weekend, the National Weather Service said. Windy conditions are expected Monday, increasing Tuesday.The early systems will bring up to 3 inches in the North Bay with less than an inch expected in most parts of the San Francisco Bay Area. The spring storms could dump up to 2 inches in the Santa Cruz mountains with potential flooding when the third system moves in Friday.Two storm systems will impact the southern region of the state starting Tuesday, the weather service predicted.Thunderstorms are possible mainly north of Santa Barbara on Tuesday.