A powerful atmospheric river storm that drenched the North Bay for two days in a row and set rainfall records moved south Friday, bringing steady rain starting around mid-day that was expected to soak the entire Bay Area until Saturday morning.

If you’re thinking of going to the beach this weekend, don’t, local weather forecasters warn. A strong atmospheric river has arrived in the North Bay and is expected to bring “significant impacts to the region over the next several days,

The first atmospheric river storm of the winter rainy season slammed into California on Wednesday. Driven by a powerful “bomb cyclone” off British Columbia, it brought heavy rains to Sonoma and Marin counties, dumping more than 6 inches in the hills above Guerneville by mid-afternoon.

A “strong” atmospheric river appears poised to soak Northern California, including parts of the North Bay, later this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Hundreds of flights were canceled and delayed at the San Francisco airport on Wednesday as an atmospheric river brought rain to the Bay Area.

Though the North Bay is facing the brunt of the storm, the entire Bay Area is in it for the long haul, with the storm expected to bring rain to our area until Sunday.

The passage of an atmospheric river storm did not mean the end of the Bay Area's wet weather as steady rain continued to fall across the region Monday and there was a chance it could resume again on Thanksgiving Day.