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The National Weather Service is forecasting between a half and one inch of rain across the region through Friday. Cooler temperatures are also expected.

The ocean was less violent Friday but the National Weather Service warned that another round of extremely dangerous surf conditions would return Saturday.

Across the Northwest crops are late. Cool spring weather has held back asparagus, potatoes and alfalfa. Even tree fruit blooms were late to flush open. Then, record-warm weather hit.

Far Northern California counties are facing heavy rain and gusty wind, today through Wednesday morning. The heaviest rain will occur on Tuesday night.

The landslide underneath U.S. Highway 101 caused the roadway to drop as much as 12 feet in some areas.

Another huge winter storm has slammed California's coastal and inland areas with strong winds and heavy rain and snow. It has downed power lines and closed roads and is linked to at least two deaths.

The storm on Wednesday and Thursday is just the latest in a series of storms that have recently battered the region.

The weather will be the result of an atmospheric river, strong winds carrying vast amounts of moist air up from the Southern Pacific.

The frigid Christmas storm has killed at least 24 people across the country, trapping some residents inside homes with snow drifts, and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes.

More than 200 million people — about 60% of the U.S. population — were under a winter weather advisory or warning on Friday, the National Weather Service said. Over 5,000 flights have been canceled.

Scientists are finding that Western wildfires can have far-reaching impacts. If they're burning while Central U.S. thunderstorms are forming, the rain and hail can be dramatically more destructive.

Authorities are warning people about chilly river temperatures as the heat begins to build this weekend.