Rain is returning this week to the Bay Area – and forecasters are expecting a “potentially major storm system."

The Bay Area is in for several days of cold overnight and morning temperatures during a Freeze Watch that will give way to the strong possibility of some moderate rain later in the week.

After a long dry spell accompanied by freezing temperatures in the Bay Area, rain is finally reentering the forecast, with an atmospheric river poised to soak the region in the coming days. The precipitation comes after forecasters initially expected the final weeks of the month to be completely dry,