LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Forecasters are predicting the potential for heavy rainfall around Northern California through Sunday night, with more rain in the week ahead.
The National Weather Service on Friday estimated that the Central Valley would see one half to an inch of rain through Sunday.
Lake County, however, is one of the areas where more rain is anticipated to occur.
The latest forecast put Lake County in the range of from as little as half an inch by Sunday night to almost 2 inches, with areas on the Northshore and Middletown expected to get more precipitation, especially overnight on Friday.
The National Weather Service said mountain snow is expected to be as low as 5,000 feet as snow levels drop on Sunday.
As the rains continue, temperatures are expected to be in the high 50s during the day and down to the low 40s at night, with wind gusts of up to 21 miles per hour in the Lucerne area, according to the forecast.
Beyond Sunday, a chance of showers also is forecast from Monday through next Friday, the National Weather Service reported.
By early Saturday, the National Weather Service was reporting 24-hour rainfall totals for Lake County including 0.46 inches at the High Glade Lookout near Upper Lake, 0.37 inches near Bartlett Springs, 0.28 inches near Lakeport, 0.26 inches near Kelseyville, 0.40 inches near Whispering Pines, 0.37 inches on Cow Mountain, 0.42 inches near Lower Lake and 0.41 inches near the Lake/Colusa County line.
The rain is showing marginal improvements in the level of Clear Lake, which on Nov. 20 had dropped to -0.85 feet Rumsey but by early Saturday was reported at -0.72 feet Rumsey, according to the US Geological Survey.
US Geological Survey stream gauges also show that water levels appear to be improving in local creeks and streams thanks to the rain.
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Rain to continue throughout coming week; county may see two inches by end of Sunday
- Elizabeth Larson
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