Sunday, September 20
No Rain in the Forecast This Weekend.
Highest chance of rain in any part of the city: 3% (National Weather Service). Keep this page for a wet weekend: the lists below update themselves.
West SideSunset, Richmond, Ocean Beach
- OvernightMostly Cloudy58°1%
- SundayMostly Cloudy62°1%
- Sunday NightMostly Cloudy57°2%
Downtown and the BayFinancial District, Embarcadero, piers
- OvernightMostly Cloudy59°1%
- SundayMostly Cloudy62°1%
- Sunday NightMostly Cloudy59°3%
The Mission SideMission, Potrero Hill, Noe Valley
- OvernightMostly Cloudy58°1%
- SundayMostly Cloudy66°2%
- Sunday NightMostly Cloudy58°3%
Forecast: National Weather Service (NOAA) for each area’s grid point, issued 1:26 am, Sep 20. The percentage is the chance of rain for that period.
What to Bring
- A compact umbrella in your bag. Rain isn’t in the forecast, but fog can leave things damp, and a small umbrella weighs nothing. A hooded jacket does double duty against wind.
- Layers. The forecast runs from 57° to 66° across the city this weekend. Layers: a sweater and a jacket.
- Shoes with grip. Steep sidewalks and cable car tracks get slick when they’re wet.
Weather Tips by Part of Town
West Side
The Sunset, the Richmond, Golden Gate Park and Ocean Beach are usually the coolest, foggiest and windiest part of the city. Fog can leave everything damp even when it isn’t raining.
The Waterfront
The Embarcadero, Fisherman’s Wharf and the piers catch the wind off the bay. Rain feels colder there, so this is where the hood matters most.
The Mission Side
The Mission, Potrero Hill and Noe Valley are often warmer and sunnier, because the hills around them block much of the fog. Rain is a different story: storms reach everywhere.
The Hills
Twin Peaks, Nob Hill and Russian Hill are windier at the top, and steep wet sidewalks are slippery. Take the bus or cable car up instead of walking.
This Weekend’s Events, Sorted for Rain
12 events on our calendar for Sunday, September 20.
Indoors, by Our Best Guess 2
Your best bets if it pours.
Muni Heritage Weekend
San Francisco Railway Museum
Financial DistrictFree
Indoors · our guess: it’s in a museum
Treasures of the Pharaohs
de Young Museum
Golden Gate Park$40 adults (kids discounted)
Indoors · our guess: it’s in a museum
Partly Indoors 1
Some of it is under a roof. Bring the umbrella anyway.
San Francisco Greek Food Festival
Annunciation Greek Orthodox Cathedral
Mission DistrictFree entry
Partly indoors · our guess: it’s at a cathedral, but the event looks like it uses outdoor space too
Outdoors: Have a Rain Plan 9
Most go ahead in light rain; heavy rain can cancel them. The organizer’s page will say.
Chinatown Autumn Moon Festival
Grant Avenue, Chinatown
ChinatownFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s on the street
35th Annual Fiesta on the Hill
Sun · 10 am · Cortland Avenue, Bernal Heights
San FranciscoFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s on the street
Haight Ashbury Street Fair
Sun · 11 am · Haight Street
San FranciscoFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s a street fair, and those are usually outside
Golden Gate Park Band: Irish Celebration
Sun · 1 pm · Spreckels Temple of Music (Bandshell)
Golden Gate ParkFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s at an open-air bandshell
Flower Piano
San Francisco Botanical Garden
Golden Gate ParkFree–$18 (free for SF residents)
Outdoors · our guess: it’s in a garden
Sunset Fridays at the SF Zoo
San Francisco Zoo & Gardens
Sunset District$14 (kids 11 & under free)
Outdoors · our guess: it’s at the zoo
Ferry Plaza Farmers Market
Ferry Building Plaza
Financial DistrictFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s a farmers market, and those are usually outside
Heart of the City Farmers Market
UN Plaza, Civic Center
Hayes ValleyFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s a farmers market, and those are usually outside
Free Shakespeare in the Park: Antony and Cleopatra
Sue Bierman Park
Financial DistrictFree
Outdoors · our guess: it’s in a park
Indoor Ideas, Any Day
Museums, galleries, libraries and bookshops from our directory. By their nature they are indoors; opening hours vary, so check each page.
Museums
MuseumsAsian Art Museum200 Larkin St
MuseumsCable Car Museum1201 Mason St
MuseumsCalifornia Academy of Sciences55 Music Concourse Dr
MuseumsChildren’s Creativity Museum221 4th St
MuseumsChinese Historical Society of America Museum965 Clay St
Museumsde Young Museum50 Hagiwara Tea Garden DrMuseumsExploratoriumPier 15
MuseumsLegion of Honor100 34th Ave
MuseumsMusée MécaniquePier 45
MuseumsMuseum of Craft and Design2569 Third St
MuseumsRandall Museum199 Museum WayMuseumsSFMOMA151 3rd StGalleries
Art GalleriesBerggruen Gallery10 Hawthorne St
Art GalleriesCatharine Clark Gallery248 Utah St
Art GalleriesCreativity Explored3245 16th St
Art GalleriesFort Mason Center for Arts & Culture2 Marina Blvd
Art GalleriesFraenkel Gallery49 Geary St
Art GalleriesGallery Wendi Norris436 Jackson St
Art GalleriesHaines Gallery2 Marina Blvd
Art GalleriesHosfelt Gallery260 Utah StLibraries
LibrariesChinatown/Him Mark Lai Branch Library1135 Powell StLibrariesMarina Branch Library1890 Chestnut StLibrariesPotrero Branch Library1616 20th StBookshops and Shops
ShopsChristopher’s Books1400 18th StShopsGreen Apple Books on Clement506 Clement StShopsNoe Valley Books3957 24th StCoffee to Wait It Out
Coffee ShopsAndytown Coffee Roasters (Lawton St)3655 Lawton St
Coffee ShopsBlue Bottle Coffee (Ferry Building)1 Ferry Building
Coffee ShopsFour Barrel Coffee375 Valencia St
Coffee ShopsRitual Coffee Roasters1026 Valencia St
Coffee ShopsSaint Frank Coffee2340 Polk St
Coffee ShopsSightglass Coffee270 7th St