LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A mix of low humidity and high winds forecast to arrive this weekend has led to the National Weather Service issuing a fire weather watch for Lake County.

The watch is in effect from 5 a.m. Sunday through 5 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service said a fire weather watch means that critical fire weather conditions are forecast to occur.

In this case, forecasters said a “persistent dry air mass” will keep relative humidity values low across Lake County on Sunday and Monday.

Those humidity levels are expected to be up to around 20% on Sunday and Monday, and overnight will be in the “poor”category at between 30 to 45% range.

At the same time, west-northwest winds of 15 to 25 miles per hour with gusts from 30 to 40 miles per hour will occur.

“This will yield a critical fire weather threat Sunday morning through Monday afternoon, particularly for the south and east side of Lake County,” the National Weather Service reported.

While fire weather is a concern, the forecast does not call for particularly high temperatures through the weekend.

Temperatures around Lake County are forecast to be in the low to high 80s, with nighttime temperature in the mid-40s.

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