The second day of an atmospheric river brought heavy rain to Northern California and the Bay Area Thursday, with the heaviest downfalls in the North Bay ahead of the storm moving south on Friday.

An atmospheric river is bringing heavy rain and strong winds to the North Bay, with the storm expected to linger into early next week. The worst impacts, however, are currently forecast for Wednesday and Thursday.

An atmospheric river that blew into the Bay Area on Wednesday has dropped several inches of rain on the North Bay and is expected to spread further south through the region later this week, according to the National Weather Service.