LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — With showers forecast through this week and next, the National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for parts of Northern California, including Lake County.
The flood watch will be in effect from 4 p.m. Thursday through 4 p.m. Saturday.
The National Weather Service said another round of rain is expected to bring an additional 2 to 4 inches of rain to low elevation locations with total amounts approaching 7 inches at higher elevations over the coming week.
Forecasters said already saturated soils will increase the risk of flooding as a result.
The forecast also calls for a potential break in the rain on Sunday, followed by “a pattern
conducive to atmospheric rivers” that will continue from the middle to late next week.
The specific Lake County forecast is predicting the potential for nearly 8 inches of rain from Thursday through Saturday.
Sunday, New Year’s Day, is predicted to have patchy fog in the morning, followed by sunny conditions and no rain during the day, with temperatures in the low 50s. Sunday night is forecast to be mostly cloudy with a temperature low in the high 30s.
Showers are then forecast to return from Monday through Wednesday.
Temperatures during the day will hover in the high 40s to low 50s through next week, with nighttime temperatures ranging from the high 30s to low 40s.
From Thursday through Saturday, winds of up to 11 miles per hour also are anticipated.
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National Weather Service issues flood watch for Lake County
- Elizabeth Larson
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