LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service said that an unsettled weather pattern moving over Northern California this week is responsible for continuing low temperatures, and is bringing with it chances of snow in the mountains and in some lower elevations.

The forecast called for low-elevation snow – down to about 1,000 feet – and rain overnight and into Thursday morning before 10 a.m., with the Lake County forecast noting slight chances of snow even in the lakeside communities.

Snowfall amounts are expected to top out at half an inch. There also are chances for snowfall in the evening, based on the forecast.

Forecasters are predicting daytime temperatures this week ranging up into the low 50s, with nighttime temperatures into the low 20s. The lowest temperatures are forecast for Thursday night.

Chances of showers also are forecast beginning Sunday night and continuing through Tuesday night, according to the National Weather Service.

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