LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After a rainy Thursday, forecasters are predicting more rain will fall on Lake County on Friday and Saturday.
Totals reported by the National Weather Service late Thursday for the preceding 24-hour period included 0.69 inches in Lakeport, 0.52 inches in Kelseyville, 0.64 inches in Whispering Pines, 0.51 inches near Middletown, 0.54 inches in Bartlett Springs and 0.66 inches at High Glade Lookout above Upper Lake.
Thursday's rain created a slight improvement in Clear Lake's conditions. At the start of the day, the lake was at -.85 feet Rumsey, the special measure for the lake. By early Friday the lake's depth was -.81 feet Rumsey, according to the US Geological Survey.
The National Weather Service forecast for Friday includes an 80- to 90-percent chance of rain around Lake County, with rainfall totals expected to be about a tenth of an inch.
Patchy fog also is in the Friday forecast, with daytime highs in the mid 50s and nighttime highs in the high 40s.
On Saturday, forecasters also anticipating a 70-percent chance of rain in the county.
Rainfall totals for Saturday are expected to range from a tenth of an inch up to a quarter of an inch.
Conditions are expected to be sunny and mostly clear from Monday through Thursday, Thanksgiving day, with daytime highs in the mid 60s and nighttime lows into the high 30s, according to the National Weather Service.
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Forecasters: More rain expected Friday and Saturday
- Elizabeth Larson
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