LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After a dry, sunny spell with abnormally high temperatures for the season, Lake County and the rest of Northern California are forecast to experience more rain and cooler temperatures starting this week.
The National Weather Service issued a special weather statement on Monday due to heavy rains anticipated to begin on Wednesday.
A Pacific storm is set to move over interior Northern California early Wednesday, with rain expected to spread over most of the region by Wednesday afternoon, according to the forecast.
The heaviest precipitation is predicted Wednesday night into Thursday morning, the National Weather Service said.
Forecasters said the rain is expected to slacken off by Thursday evening, with another, weaker storm system possibly arriving on Friday.
The specific Lake County forecast is predicting between a tenth and a quarter of an inch of rain on Wednesday, with winds of up to 18 miles per hour and gusts in the high 20-mile-per-hour range.
The county's forecast also calls for chances of showers on Friday, with conditions clearing over the weekend.
Daytime temperatures will drop into the 50s during the storms, and are expected to be close to the mid 70s again by the weekend. Nighttime temperatures are forecast to range from the low to high 40s.
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Rain, cooler temperatures set to arrive Wednesday
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