LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Cold temperatures and clearer weather are forecast for this week, according to the National Weather Service.

Conditions are expected to remain clear over the next several days, punctuated by slight chances of rain midweek and at the weekend.

Much of the snow on Lake County’s mountaintops from the weekend melted off under Monday’s bright, clear sunshine.

This week it’s also time for the “super snow moon” – the largest supermoon of 2019. The moon was at 99.5 percent when it rose on Monday night. It will peak just after 7 a.m. Tuesday, and will be at 99.7 percent when it rises on Tuesday night.

The wet weather from last week, coupled with snowmelt, pushed Clear Lake’s level to just over 8.0 feet Rumsey, which is monitor stage. The lake is full at 7.56 feet Rumsey the special measure for Clear Lake.

The local forecast calls for clear and sunny skies on Tuesday, with chances of showers on Wednesday and Wednesday night.

The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office reported that the change in conditions will come from a weak cold low pressure system dropping out of the Gulf of Alaska, which will bring rain to lower elevations and light snow to Northern California’s mountains midweek.

In Lake County, Thursday and Friday are expected to once again be sunny, with chances of showers Saturday and Sunday.

Nighttime temperatures this week will drop into the high 20s, with daytime temperatures ranging into the low 50s.

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