LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Rain is set to continue this week and early next week as a new early spring storm system arrives over Northern California.

The National Weather Service’s Sacramento office said that a stronger weather system is set to impact interior Northern California, with periods of moderate to heavy precipitation Tuesday evening into Wednesday.

The forecast calls for up to 1 inch of rain in the southeast portion of the county, up to an inch and a half in the southwest and central county, and as much as 2 inches in the county’s northern mountain area.

A possible thunderstorm also is in the forecast for Wednesday in Lake County.

On Wednesday night, winds with speeds close to 30 miles per hour are expected, especially in the south county.

The Lake County forecast also calls for showers on Thursday before conditions clear on Friday and Saturday. Rain is then back in the forecast from Saturday night through Monday.

The rain is sending more runoff into Clear Lake, which is no longer in flood stage – which is above 9 feet Rumsey – but remains in “monitor” stage, which is above 8 feet Rumsey.

The US Geological Survey reported early Tuesday that the lake level hovered at just below 8.5 feet Rumsey.

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