How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Weather forecasters are predicting a rainy Easter for Lake County and other parts of Northern California.
The National Weather Service on Thursday issued a special weather statement for areas including Lake County ahead of rainstorms forecast to arrive this weekend.
The agency said a series of low pressure systems – originating from the Gulf of Alaska – will move over Northern California, with the largest potential impact expected to be up to a foot of snow in the Sierras.
The first of the systems will arrive on Saturday night, with a second system that's shorter but forecast to bring a more intense round of precipitation coming on Tuesday, the National Weather Service reported.
The specific forecast for Lake County gives a 40-percent chance of rain beginning after 11 p.m. Saturday, along with gusts of wind of up to 26 miles per hour in parts of the county.
Chances of showers will range up to 70 percent on Sunday morning, tapering off to between 20 and 40 percent Sunday night, based on the forecast.
The National Weather Service also forecasts chances of showers on Monday and Tuesday in Lake County.
Temperatures over the weekend will range from daytime highs up into the high 50s to nighttime temperatures dipping as low as the mid-30s, according to the forecast.
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Rainy Easter in forecast for Lake County, other parts of North State
- Elizabeth Larson
