LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After a week of clear skies and sunshine, rain is once again in the forecast for this weekend.

The National Weather Service said the rain could begin as early as Saturday night, when there is a 20-percent chance after 11 p.m. Less than a 10th of an inch is forecast at that time.

Heavier rain is expected on Sunday, when the forecast calls for up to half an inch.

Rain also is forecast into Tuesday, when there will be a chance of thunderstorms, the National Weather Service said.

The weather is expected to clear beginning on Tuesday night, with sunny conditions through Friday.

The weekend forecast also calls for winds beginning on Saturday afternoon, reaching up to 10 miles per hour that night and 13 miles per hour on Sunday, with Sunday night gusts up to 20 miles per hour.

Temperatures this weekend and into the new week are forecast to be into the low 40s at night and mid 50s early in the week, with daytime highs into the mid 60s by week's end, forecasters said.

The recent storms have kept Clear Lake above its “full” level of 7.56 feet Rumsey. Early Saturday the lake was at 7.76 feet Rumsey, according to the US Geological Survey.

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