LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a storm warning for northern Lake County as another spring storm approaches Northern California.
The warning went into effect at 8 p.m. Monday and is in effect until 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Forecasters said an unusually cold spring storm is set to begin impacting the Coastal Range and areas farther north beginning Monday night and early Tuesday.
The storm is expected to bring snow “significant snowfall” – between 5 and 10 inches – to Northern California's mountains overnight and continuing on into Tuesday and Wednesday. Elevations above 3,500 feet are the areas expected to be most affected.
The forecast for areas north of Upper Lake calls for rain Monday night and wind gusts of up to 20 miles per hour, with snow and rain showers expected on Tuesday after 11 a.m., along with the possibility of thunder.
Showers in that area are expected to continue through Tuesday night, clearing on Wednesday, with no chances of rain to return before Saturday, based on the forecast.
Temperatures at night will be in the high 30s, with daytime temperatures into the mid 40s, forecasters said.
Throughout the rest of Lake County, rain also is expected from Monday night through Tuesday night. Totals overnight Monday and into early Tuesday are anticipated to be between half an inch and three quarters of an inch for the entire county, even the higher elevations under the storm warning.
On Tuesday, daytime rain totals are expected to be between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, with less than a tenth of an inch on Tuesday night, when thunderstorms also are possible, according to the forecast.
From Wednesday on, weather is expected to clear. Although cloudy skies are forecast toward week's end, forecasters don't so far predict any other rain for Lake County this week.
Throughout Lake County, wind gusts of up to 24 miles per hour are expected during the storm, with nighttime temperatures ranging from the low 30s and daytime temperatures into the low 70s starting early next week.
Additional updates on the forecast will be posted as they become available.
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Storm warning issued for northern Lake County
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