LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Forecasters are predicting that Lake County could see more rain and some thunderstorms early Thursday.

Rain returned to the county late on Wednesday night, continuing steadily in parts of the county until early Thursday morning.

The National Weather Service said a narrow frontal system was responsible for the rain, which was expected to last for a few hours, with heavy but brief downpours.

Forecasters said there was an 80-percent chance of more showers – and the possibility of some thunderstorms – in the early Thursday morning hours, with between a tenth and a quarter of an inch expected, and more rain possible in the case of thunderstorms.

Later on Thursday, chances of more rain are expected to decrease to about 40 percent, with less than a tenth of an inch expected. There also are expected to be light winds and gusts of up to 24 miles per hour.

By Thursday night, conditions are expected to be mostly clear, with nighttime temperatures expected to be in the high 30s.

Conditions are forecast to remain clear through into early next week, with nighttime temperatures in the high 80s and daytime temperatures into the high 70s.

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