LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After parts of Lake County received heavy summer showers – coupled with thunder and lightning – on Wednesday afternoon, forecasters say there are chances of more rain into the weekend.
The National Weather Service said a low pressure system moving over Northern California brought the showers which, along with the cloud cover, helped drop temperatures to well below normal for the season.
Numerous reports of thunder and lightning and heavy showers came in from around Lake County, with lightning strikes reported in and around both the cities of Clearlake and Lakeport, as well as along the Northshore.
In the south county, however, readers reported no rain in and around Hidden Valley Lake and Middletown.
The National Weather Service reported that the Upper Lake area received 0.80 of an inch of rain, with nearly half an inch reported near Indian Valley Reservoir and 1.54 inches near High Glade Lookout above Upper Lake.
Forecasters are anticipating up to a 50-percent chance of showers and thunderstorms in the mountains above the Northshore on Thursday and Friday.
Through the rest of the county, chances for precipitation on Thursday top out at 40 percent during the day and 30 percent Thursday night, and drops to 20 percent on Friday, with total rainfall expected to total no more than three-tenths of an inch altogether, according to the forecast.
Daytime temperatures are expected to be in the high 70s, dropping into the mid to low 50s at night, the National Weather Service reported.
As for the weekend, high temperatures are expected to be in the mid 80s in the day and mid 50s at night, with Saturday mostly sunny and Sunday partly cloudy, but no rain anticipated either day, forecasters said.
Forecasters are predicting temperatures could be back into the 90s in parts of the county as early as Monday, with most of the county to get into those warmer numbers on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is expected to be a bit cooler – in the high 80s – in the higher elevations.
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