LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a wind advisory for New Year’s Eve that covers southern Lake County and other parts of Northern California.

The advisory is in effect from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday.

Officials said a wind advisory means that wind gusts of 40 miles per hour are expected, which it said can cause hazardous driving conditions for small cars or high profile vehicles.

The regional forecast calls for north winds of 15 to 30 miles per hour with gusts around 40 miles per hour.

The specific Lake County forecast anticipates wind gusts into the 50s in the south county and the northern Mountains.

Temperatures in Lake County are forecast to dip into the low 30s at night, rising into the high 50s during the daytime hours.

In other weather news, chances of showers are forecast to return this weekend.

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