LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A storm set to arrive over Northern California on Wednesday is forecast to bring rain to Lake County, with still more storms possible into early next week.

The National Weather Service's Sacramento office said the slow-moving storm will pass over Northern California from Thursday through Friday, and may be followed by another round of storms this weekend.

The agency has issued a winter storm warning for the mountainous area of Lake County north of Upper Lake due to the potential for mountain snow from 10 p.m. Wednesday through 4 a.m. Saturday.

The heaviest snowfall during that period is predicted to occur over the Coast Range northward on Wednesday night, spreading southeastward early Thursday, according to the storm message.

Three to 6 inches of snowfall is forecast in elevations above 5,000 feet, 1 to 2 feet above the 6,000-foot mark, and 3 to 5 feet along crests and peaks, the National Weather Service said.

For the remaining two-thirds of Lake County, forecasters issued a wind advisory that's in effect from 4 a.m. through 10 p.m. Thursday.

The Pacific front storm is expected to bring strong southerly winds greater than 25 miles per hour – with gusts up to 45 miles per hour – to the region, the National Weather Service said.

The specific Lake County forecast calls for rain after 4 p.m. Wednesday, with showers to continue into Friday, and still more chances or rain through Tuesday.

Rainfall totals around Lake County could range up to an inch each day on Wednesday and Thursday, the forecast said.

The break in the winter storms that Lake County has had over the past week has allowed Clear Lake's level to recede.

While last week it had steadily moved toward the 9-foot Rumsey flood stage, topping out at about 8.6 feet Rumsey, by Tuesday night it had rolled back to 8.10 feet Rumsey, according to the US Geological Survey gauge at Lakeport.

Cache Creek Dam's releases have continued at a high rate. On Tuesday night, the US Geological Survey said the dam was releasing at 3,130 cubic feet per second. The releases had peaked at nearly 4,600 cubic feet per second on Jan. 22, during an earlier round of heavy storms.

Because the lake remains above 7.9 feet Rumsey, the speed on Clear Lake remains at 5 miles per hour, as the result of an urgency ordinance the Board of Supervisors passed last week.

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