LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service said a new round of atmospheric river storms will arrive this week, bringing the chances for heavy rain and flooding.

The series of storms, which follows atmospheric rivers that hit last week, is expected to start on Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

The forecast calls for light to moderate rainfall amounts during the first days of the storm series.

By Friday, the forecast anticipates possible heavy rain and road flooding in southern Lake County. The local forecast calls for a potential thunderstorm that day before 1 p.m.

Conditions into next week will be breezy and cold, although slightly warmer than in recent days, according to the forecast. 

The National Weather Service said temperatures at night will be in the low 40s, ranging up into the low 50s during the day into early next week.

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