Another soggy day in store for the Modesto area

Rain showers descended on Modesto again this morning, drenching commuters with another round of liquid winter.

The forecast called for showers and maybe even a thunder clap or two this morning, followed by a chance of showers this afternoon and evening.

The Modesto Irrigation District weather gauge downtown recorded a few hundredths of an inch of rain in the early morning hours. Rain began falling steadily in the 7 o'clock hour, when MID measured three-tenths of an inch.

Conditions should clear on Wednesday, forecasters say, then cloud up again Thursday as more rain moves into the area that night and Friday.