LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — A series of storms expected to include an atmospheric river will arrive over the North Coast on Friday, continuing into next week. 

National Weather Service forecasters are predicting rain and mountain snow across most of the region from Friday through Sunday night, with much of the precipitation hitting to the north of Lake County along the coastal range. 

Forecasters said the first system, including a “modest” atmospheric river, is expected to arrive on Friday evening, followed by a second arriving on Saturday and a third on Sunday. 

Over those three days, Lake County is expected to see less than an inch of rain, along with gusting winds of close to 20 miles per hour on Friday night, nearly 40 miles per hour during the day on Saturday — and tapering off to closer to 30 miles per hour that night — with gusts on Sunday decreasing to about 20 miles per hour. 

Temperatures during the day will range from mid-60s down to the mid-50s during the day through the weekend, while at night conditions could dip into the mid-40s.

A chance of showers also is in the forecast for Monday, before giving way to sunnier conditions — and warmer temperatures rising into the high 60s later next week.

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