… Nearly the entire Golden State is anticipated to get wet in the coming days … The jet stream, a ribbon of fast-moving air high in the atmosphere, is expected to strengthen throughout the week. Weather models predict the jet stream will point from Japan to California by Friday, allowing several storms to ride its winds across the Pacific Ocean … storms from Friday through next Wednesday have the potential to drop several inches of rain. Northern and Central California are most likely to see the highest rainfall totals, but the pattern is favorable for precipitation in Southern California, too. 

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