Continuing frigid temperatures greeted most San Francisco Bay Area residents Tuesday morning as another Freeze Warning was in effect a large portion of the region.

Following a mostly dry January in the Bay Area, a wet weather pattern returns to the region beginning on the final day of the month.

Rain is back in the Bay Area on Friday and will stick around through the weekend and into next week after one of the driest first three and a half weeks of January on record.

A significant change in weather patterns is set to impact Northern California, particularly in the Bay Area and state capital.

Freeze Warning and Frost Advisory issued for parts of the Bay Area by the National Weather Service San Francisco.

The Bay Area is in for several days of cold overnight and morning temperatures during a Freeze Watch that will give way to the strong possibility of some moderate rain later in the week.

After a long dry spell accompanied by freezing temperatures in the Bay Area, rain is finally reentering the forecast, with an atmospheric river poised to soak the region in the coming days. The precipitation comes after forecasters initially expected the final weeks of the month to be completely dry,

Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.

As negotiations for a new air traffic control service at the San Carlos Airport continue Thursday, the San Mateo County airport is considering the temporary use of unstaffed tower procedures.

Heavy rainfall expected to move into the Chicago area Friday could raise area river levels, prompting a warning to conserve water from the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. The National Weather Service on Thursday forecasted heavy rain beginning Friday morning,

San Francisco could see as much as six inches of rain over the next week as a moisture-packed storm known as an atmospheric river works its way south from the Pacific Northwest.