After a clear and cool Christmas Day, rain has returned to the Bay Area: Expect 1 to 2 inches of rain between Thursday and Sunday, along with more high surf.

The Bay Area is getting a one-day reprieve from the stormy weather this week and it appears that the skies will clear just in time for Christmas morning.

Forecasters expect four back-to-back storms to hit the Bay Area starting Saturday, with more significant rainfall starting early next week before a Christmas reprieve.

Two North Bay creeks, Colgan near Sebastopol and Green Valley by Forestville, saw moderate flooding on Friday morning as the Bay Area’s week of wet weather crept toward its end. The San Francisco office of the National Weather Service isn’t expecting the flooding to worsen,

A steady storm drenched the North Bay Thursday night and Friday morning, causing some minor flooding that closed several roads, triggering mudslides and downing some trees