LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – While rain and snow is forecast to fall across much of the nation in the coming days, Lake County can expect some rain Christmas Eve and mostly clear conditions on Christmas Day.
The National Weather Service is forecasting a holiday week for the county with more temperate weather.
The only rain meteorologists predict for this week is expected during the day and night on Wednesday, when up to a 60 percent chance of rain is forecast.
Rainfall totaling a tenth of an inch or less is expected Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported.
Winds of up to 15 miles per hour – with gusts as high as 20 miles per hour – also are forecast on Wednesday.
Christmas – which falls on Thursday – is expected to be sunny, clear and cool across the county, with daytime highs in the low 50s and nighttime lows in the high 30s.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday are expected to be mostly sunny during the day, with cloudy conditions at night.
Temperatures the rest of this week are expected to drop into the high 30s at night, ranging up to the high 50s during the daytime hours, according to the forecast.
In other weather-related news, Clear Lake has continued to steadily rise in recent days due to rainfall.
The lake was at 2.58 feet on the Rumsey gauge late Monday, according to the US Geological Survey.
For comparison, Clear Lake's depth on Dec. 21, 2013, was 0.62 feet Rumsey, and 3.78 feet Rumsey on Dec. 21, 2012, based on county records.
A full lake is 7.56 feet Rumsey, a depth not normally seen until the spring months.
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Clear weather forecast for Christmas holiday
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