FILE: Rain chances will peak Thursday morning, particularly in the North Bay, as a cold front moves through the area.

September in the Bay Area is expected to start with a rare taste of rain, but forecasters say the early-month showers are unlikely to signal a dramatic break from what is typically a dry end of summer for the region.

Rain chances will peak Thursday morning, particularly in the North Bay, as a cold front moves through the area, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters put the chance of precipitation in the North Bay at 90%, while Santa Rosa has a 70% chance of receiving at least a tenth of an inch.

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Farther south, rain chances drop considerably. Much of the rest of the Bay Area has a 20% to 50% chance of even lighter rainfall, according to the weather service. Despite the unusually early cold front, September........

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