LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service has issued a hazardous weather outlook for Lake County and other parts of the North Coast due to chances of rain throughout this week as the result of a winterlike storm system.

The agency said Lake County could see rainfall totaling about an inch, with cool and unsettled weather expected to continue through the week as another storm system passes through late Wednesday into Thursday.

The forecast also predicts widespread northwest winds early this week with gusts of up to 45 miles per hour over the county’s ridgetops.

The specific Lake County forecast anticipates rain on Monday, coupled with winds with gusts of nearly 25 miles per hour.

There also are chances of rain from Tuesday through Saturday. Wednesday night and into Thursday morning could see up to half an inch of rainfall.

Conditions are expected to clear by Saturday night, continuing into Sunday.

Daytime temperatures this week will range from the high 40s on Monday to the low 60s by Sunday. Nighttime conditions will drop into the mid 30s early in the week, topping out in the high 40s.

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