The National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for parts of Northern California, including areas from the Shasta Lake region to the Central Sacramento Valley, from Friday afternoon through

The National Weather Service has updated its predictions for Friday’s upcoming storm, which will likely last into early next week. Between Friday and Sunday, the NWS is forecasting that the Sacramento Valley from Redding to Sacramento can expect to see 2 to 4 inches of rain.

National Weather Service meteorologists earlier this week predicted that much-needed rain would finally fall upon the Bay Area — but now, it appears that the promised wet weather is changing course and heading toward the Central Coast instead. It’s part of a dry trend that could continue as a La Niña weather pattern affects California.