LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Storms arriving from the Pacific this week led the National Weather Service on Monday to issue an updated forecast and a special weather statement for parts of Northern California including Lake County.
The National Weather Service reported that, after an extended dry period – including one of the driest Decembers on record in Northern California – wet weather returns midweek as a couple of Pacific storms move through Northern California.
Rain is forecast to begin over the coastal and northern mountains Wednesday afternoon and into the evening before moving over all of interior Northern California Wednesday night into Thursday.
Another storm is anticipated to bring more widespread rain and mountain snow Thursday night into early Saturday, the National Weather Service said.
The forecast calls for light to moderate precipitation from these storms.
In Lake County, the forecast expects up to 2 inches of rain in the northern mountains and between half an inch to an inch across most of the rest of the county.
After the main storms, the specific Lake County forecast calls for lesser chances of rain from Saturday through Monday.
The National Weather Service said there will be snow above the 7,500 foot level on Friday, lowering to between 5,500 to 6,500 feet Saturday morning. Snowfall is expected to be between 2 and 6 inches above the 7,000 foot level, with the highest elevations seeing up to 1 foot.
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