Atmospheric river arrives in California with rain, wind. Here’s how much is coming

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Multiple rounds of rain-soaked atmospheric rivers will push across the Golden State this weekend, bringing rains, wind, rising tides and even snow at elevation, as California begins to feel the influence of this season’s record El Niño. To touch on the wind before diving into the expected rain, gusts will be strongest on Friday through the evening as the first atmospheric river arrives. They will blow at speeds of up to 35 mph out of the south from Sacramento to Fresno and across Southern California. It will make an already wet and cooler day a straight-up blustery one. Gusts will be even stronger, up to 50 mph, at elevation and in areas along the coast. kAm%96 H:?5D H:== 2=D@ 5C:G6 :?E6?D6 DFC7 E@H2C5 E96 4@2DE] p 9:89 DFC7 H2C?:?8 :D :? 67764E E9C@F89 $F?52J >@C?:?8 7C@> $2? {F:D ~3:DA@ E@ tFC6<2 2D k2 9C67lQ9EEADi^^HHH]D24366]4@>^?6HD^H62E96C\?6HD^2CE:4=6b`g_cfba`]9E>=Q E2C86ElQ03=2?@DA96C:4 C:G6C 24C@DD $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 E96 D@FE9H6DE6C? &]$] 2C@F?5 w2==@H66?[ E9:D H:== 36 E96 7:CDE E@ ECF=J D@2< E96 6?E:C6 DE2E6]k^Am kAmpD 4@@= 2:C 7C@> p=2D<2 4@?E:?F6D E@ D:?< 5@H? 2=@?8 E96 4@2DE[ :E C2A:5=J D2EFC2E6D E96 DF3EC@A:42= ;6E DEC62> H:E9 23F?52?E >@:DEFC6[ :? A2CE E92? D2EFC2E6D[ :E 364@>6D 2 >@G:?8 DEC62> @7 C2:? DEC6E49:?8 E9@FD2?5D @7 >:=6D 24C@DD] x? E9:D 42D6[ :E H:== DEC6E49 2=@?8 E96 6?E:C6 (6DE r@2DE 2?5 @FE E@ D62]k^Am kAm#2:? H2D 6IA64E65 E@ 368:? :? E96 62C=J >@C?:?8 9@FCD uC:52J 24C@DD $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 2?5 2=@?8 E96 }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 4@2DE 2D E96 7:CDE 76H D9@H6CD 29625 @7 E96 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C AFD9 E9C@F89] %9@D6 D9@H6CD H6C6 6IA64E65 E@ 36 3C:67[ 6?@F89 E@ H6E A2G6>6?E]k^Am kAm%92E :D 6IA64E65 E@ 492?86 :? }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 27E6C f 2]>][ 2D 2 =:?6 @7 962G:6C D9@H6CD 2?5 6G6? 2 76H E9F?56CDE@C>D AFD9 :?=2?5 2=@?8 E96 ?@CE9 r@2DE #2?86 2?5 E96 $24C2>6?E@ '2==6J]k^Am kAmw62G:6C 2?5 =@?86C\=2DE:?8 D9@H6CD D9@F=5 2CC:G6 :? $24C2>6?E@ 2C@F?5 `_ 2]>] 2?5 =:?86C E9C@F89 E96 27E6C?@@?] uFCE96C D@FE9[ D9@H6CD 4@?E:?F6 24C@DD E96 r6?EC2= '2==6J E9C@F89 E96 H9@=6 27E6C?@@? :? |@56DE@[ |6C465 2?5 uC6D?@] |@DE C2:?D 24C@DD E96 $2? y@2BF:? '2==6J H:== 368:? E@ 5:6 @FE 36EH66? f A]>] E@ `_ A]>] 2D 2 =:89E6C DA@C25:4 5C:KK=6]k^Am kAmx? $@FE96C? r2=:7@C?:2[ E96 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C H:== 36 D9@CE6C\=:G65[ 3C:?8:?8 @?=J 2 76H 9@FCD @7 DFDE2:?65 C2:? E@ $2? {F:D ~3:DA@ 2?5 {@D p?86=6D :? E96 27E6C?@@? 367@C6 5CJ:?8 @FE]k^Am kAmpC@F?5 92=7 2? :?49 @7 C2:? :D 6IA64E65 E@ 72== 24C@DD E96 r6?EC2= '2==6J @? uC:52J 2?5 $2EFC52J[ H:E9 2?@E96C BF2CE6C E@ 92=7 :?49 A@DD:3=6 =2E6C $F?52J :?E@ |@?52J 2D E96 D64@?5 H2G6 9:ED] #2:? E@E2=D 2C6 6IA64E65 E@ 36 9:896C 2=@?8 E96 4@2DE[ H:E9 D:8?:7:42?E=J >@C6 2=@?8 E96 ?@CE96C? 4@2DE 2?5 2E 9:896C 6=6G2E:@?[ H96C6 E96 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C H:== 36 76=E 2D DF3DE2?E:2= D?@H 244F>F=2E:@?]k^Am kAmp7E6C 2 5C:6C $2EFC52J[ H:E9 A2CE=J DF??J D<:6D 2?5 9:89D :? E96 e_D 24C@DD >@DE @7 E96 DE2E6[ C2:? H:== C6EFC? $F?52J 27E6C?@@? 2?5 =2DE :?E@ |@?52J]k^Am kAm%96 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C 2CC:G:?8 @? E96 (6DE r@2DE @? $F?52J :D 6IA64E65 E@ 36 2 E25 H62<6C E92? :ED uC:52J 4@F?E6CA2CE] p D=@H\>@G:?8 =:?6 @7 D9@H6CD H:== AFD9 E9C@F89 E96 $24C2>6?E@ '2==6J 2?5 }@CE96C? r2=:7@C?:2 @? $F?52J 27E6C?@@? H:E9 H:?5D 8FDE:?8 FA E@ a_ >A9] %96 D9@H6CD H:== AFD9 D@FE962DE E@H2C5 |@56DE@ @G6C?:89E[ 2?5 7FCE96C D@FE9 :?E@ |6C465[ uC6D?@ 2?5 $2? {F:D ~3:DA@ 3J |@?52J >@C?:?8]k^Am kAmqJ E96 E:>6 D<:6D 4=62C =2E6C |@?52J[ 2 7C6D9 4@2E @7 D?@H H:== 92G6 72==6? 24C@DD E96 $:6CC2] p H:?E6C DE@C> H2C?:?8 :D 67764E E9C@F89 %F6D52J >@C?:?8 :? E96 $:6CC2[ H:E9 D?@H72== 244F>F=2E:@?D FA E@ a 766E] %96 7:CDE 92=7 @7 E9:D D?@H 72==D H:E9 E96 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C @? uC:52J[ H:E9 >@C6 72==:?8 $F?52J ?:89E :?E@ |@?52J] #@25D H:== C6>2:? D=:4< 24C@DD >@F?E2:? A2DD6D H6== :?E@ ?6IE H66<[ 2?5 492:?D 2C6 2 8@@5 :562 :7 9625:?8 23@G6 e[___ 766E]k^Am kAmpD t= }:ñ@ 4@?E:?F6D E@ AC@G:56 23F?52?E >@:DEFC6 2?5 F?DE23=6 2:C E@ E96 D@FE9[ 2?J 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6CD E92E 56G6=@A H:== 36 DFA6C492C865[ H:E9 >@C6 C2:?72== 2?5 DEC@?86C H:?5D E@ <66A DE@C>D 8@:?8 =@?86C]k^Am kAmp?5 H96? E96 2E>@DA96C6 :D D6E E@ 5@ D@>6E9:?8 @?46[ :E :D @7E6? D6E E@ 5@ :E 282:?] %9:D H:== 36 E96 42D6 =2E6C ?6IE H66<[ H96? 2?@E96C 2E>@DA96C:4 C:G6C 4@F=5 32EE6C E96 v@=56? $E2E6 36EH66? (65?6D52J 2?5 uC:52J] %96 r=:>2E6 !C65:4E:@? r6?E6C :D 2=C625J D:8?2=:?8 2 H6E A2EE6C? D6E E@ 56G6=@A 36EH66? }@G] `f\a`]k^Am