LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service is forecasting rain through next week and the potential for freezing conditions early on Easter Sunday.
“An active and fairly wet weather pattern will persist all of next week,” bringing with it chances also for snow in higher elevations, forecasters reported.
The National Weather Service also issued a freeze watch for portions of Lake County from midnight to 9 a.m. Sunday, when temperatures could drop as low as 29 degrees.
The Lake County forecast is calling for continued rain on Saturday, a break in the rain on Sunday, and then chances of rain from Monday through Friday. So far, the estimate is up to about three quarters of an inch for the week.
Gusting winds of more than 20 miles per hour are anticipated on Saturday, with lighter winds of up to 10 miles per hour possible on Sunday and Monday.
On Easter Sunday, temperatures are forecast to be in the low 60s during the day and the high 30s that night.
Through Friday, daytime temperatures are expected to rise into the mid 50s and drop into the low 40s at night.
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