LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – It’s been a dry winter so far, but on Friday forecasters said Northern California could experience some rain next week.

The National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a special weather statement Friday afternoon for areas of Northern California, including Lake County, explaining that extended forecast charts showed the possibility that rain and even snow could result from a change in the current dry weather pattern.

The agency said that a low pressure system coming from the Gulf of Alaska that's expected to pass over Northern California’s mountains Sunday and Monday will bring a light amount of precipitation.

That first system is forecast to be followed by a heavier weather pattern expected to bring rainstorms to interior Northern California next Wednesday through Friday, as well as snow to higher elevations, the National Weather Service reported.

While the signs of impending rain are promising, the National Weather Service warned that there is still the possibility that the second storm could pass by Northern California.

The forecast for Lake County during this three-day weekend calls for mostly sunny conditions during the daytime, with some nighttime cloud cover.

Chances of rain are predicted to begin next Wednesday, Jan. 18, with rain likely on Thursday, Jan. 19, and Friday, Jan. 20, according to the forecast. Temperatures are expected to be in the high 50s.

The Farmers Almanac is predicting wet weather for California Jan. 16-19 and again the last week of this month, with rain also expected in the middle and later parts of February.

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