How to resolve AdBlock issue? LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A series of storms heading to Northern California are forecast to bring more rain and high mountain snow across the region.
The National Weather Service issued a winter weather warning for the northern portion of Lake County and other parts of the North State, including the Sierras, in response to the storm, set to arrive on Friday.
The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said Thursday that the series of storms will bring rain and snow from Friday through Monday.
The agency’s short range forecast said that most of the heavy precipitation expected over Northern California will occur on Friday as a frontal system moves over the region, with snow also expected in higher elevations.
An aggressive cold front will be associated with the first storm, which also will bring with it gusty winds and heavy bands of rain and mountain snow on Friday night through Saturday, the agency reported.
That forecast includes a significant increase in rain on Saturday with thunderstorms also possible that day. That raises concern for flash flooding and debris flows, particularly in areas where there are burn scars, such as the Mendocino Complex footprint in Lake County.
The National Weather Service’s forecast estimates up to 3 inches of rain across much of Lake County through Sunday night.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for up to half an inch of rain on Friday, and then on Friday night totals ranging from an inch to as much as 2 inches, particularly in Clearlake, on the Northshore and in the Cobb area. There also will be wind gusts in to the 20s around the county that night.
On Saturday, up to another inch of rain with wind gusts into the 40s are forecast, with more wind and rain expected on Saturday night.
On Sunday, showers are likely, with chances of both again on Monday, as well as possible snow showers on the Northshore, the forecast said.
Daytime temperatures on Friday are expected to be in the low 50s, dropping into the 40s from Saturday through Tuesday, and rising back into the 50s Wednesday and Thursday, when sunny skies return.
Nighttime temperatures will hover in the low 40s on Friday and Saturday, dropping into the mid-30s on Sunday and the high 20s on Monday night, with those lower temperatures expected on the Northshore. Tuesday and Wednesday nights are forecast to have a nighttime low at around 30 degrees.
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