LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rain, a brief midweek sunshine break and then more showers are on tap this week ahead of another cold weather system arriving in the week to come, according to the National Weather Service’s latest forecast for Lake County.

The National Weather Service said chances for light rain – up to half an inch across Lake County – and snow in higher elevations are forecast through Wednesday thanks to a weaker storm system.

A weather model produced by the National Weather Service shows rain falling most heavily in Lake County on Tuesday night into Wednesday morning.

Winds with gusts into the 30s are forecast through Wednesday night. Heavy wind gusts occurred in the county late Monday and into early Tuesday, including on the Northshore.

On Thursday and Friday, mostly sunny conditions are predicted to return to Lake County before a new, weak weather system arrives to bring rain over the region beginning on Saturday and continuing into next week.

The forecast also calls for nighttime temperatures this week ranging between the low 30s and low 40s and daytime temperatures from the low to mid 50s.

On Sunday night, another weather system will move over Northern California and forecasters said it’s looking like it will be another cold one that could bring heavy snow to higher elevations.

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