LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Lake County received a late blast of winter weather on Sunday, a day which saw intermittent showers of rain and snow countywide.

The National Weather Service issued a winter storm warning in effect for Lake County through 4 p.m. on Monday that said snow is possible in lower elevations.

Forecasters had predicted the possibility of snow showers on Sunday, and the predictions held true.

The snow showers resulted in accumulations in higher elevations in Cobb and Upper Lake, with the lower-lying areas of Kelseyville, Lakeport and the Northshore seeing snowfall that didn't stick or which melted off quickly, thanks to the sun that would break through from time to time during the day.

County residents also reported wind, rain and even hail throughout the day.

Early Monday, state highways in Lake County remained open, however, the California Highway Patrol reported that there was snow falling and sticking on Mount St. Helena, a major commuter route for many south county residents.

The National Weather Service said more snow is expected early Monday around Lake County, to be followed by rain showers. The rain is predicted to last from Monday night through Wednesday and bring relatively small amounts of precipitation, measuring well under a quarter of an inch for Monday alone.

Wind gusts into the mid 20s also are in the National Weather Service's Monday forecast.

Rain is then forecast to give way to a slight break – with conditions varying between cloudy and sunny –  from Wednesday night through Friday night, when there could be more rain that extends through the weekend.

Nighttime lows – which dropped into the 30s this weekend – are forecast to rise into the low 40s this week, with daytime highs later in the week to rise into the low 60s on Thursday, during the break in the rain.

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