LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — National Weather Service forecasters are predicting chances of rain this week, and another winter storm over the coming weekend.

The National Weather Service’s forecast notes that periods of rain will become increasingly likely during this week, particularly from Wednesday through next weekend.

Chances of rain are in the forecast beginning on Monday, with a break on Tuesday, before more rain is forecast Wednesday and Thursday.

Conditions are forecast to clear again on Friday, with slight chances of rain anticipated on Saturday, the National Weather Service said.

Daytime temperatures through much of the week will range from the high 50s to high 60s, before dropping into the high 40s on Friday, the forecast said.

Nighttime temperatures will be in the 40s until next weekend, when they are forecast to move into the 30s.

“A more impactful winter storm system may emerge late next weekend,” the National Weather Service reported.

Forecasters said a wet and stormy scenario is anticipated from Dec. 12 to 14, complete with “widespread beneficial rain, periods of gusty winds, and mountain snow” if the stormy pattern materializes.

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