LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After days of wet and sometimes snowy weather, the forecast for Lake County this week holds the promise of sunshine.
The National Weather Service’s updated forecast calls for a longer break in the rain and warm weather this week.
Lake County’s forecast calls for rain on Tuesday and Wednesday, with a break in the rain beginning on Wednesday night and continuing until Thursday night. Friday and Saturday are expected to be clear, with slight chances of rain from Saturday night through early Monday.
That forecast calls for daytime temperatures in the 60s in the higher elevations and into the low 70s in other parts of the county, with nighttime lows in the 40s.
Lake County received small amounts of rain on Monday, with the Cobb area receiving the most, about a third of an inch over a 24-hour period ending at 11:30 p.m., according to the National Weather Service’s network of weather stations.
That rain caused Clear Lake’s level to plateau just over the 9.2 feet Rumsey level, after steadily declining for several days. At the same time, the dam on Cache Creek continued high-volume releases of more than 4,100 cubic feet per second late Monday.
Parts of Lake County remain under a flood warning issued by the National Weather Service due to Clear Lake being above the 9-foot Rumsey flood stage.
The California Nevada River Forecast Center predicts Clear Lake will fall below flood stage late Wednesday, exactly one month after it entered flood stage.
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National Weather Service predicts warmer weather; Clear Lake level expected to drop further
- Elizabeth Larson
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