LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch and wind advisory for Lake County through the weekend due to incoming storms.

The flood watch is in effect from 4 p.m. Friday through 10 p.m. Sunday, while the wind advisory lasts from 1 p.m. Friday through 4 p.m. Saturday.

Forecasters said there will be rain and mountain snow, along with gusting winds and the potential for thunderstorms across Northern California through Monday. 

The forecast calls for south winds of up to 25 miles per hour and gusting winds up to 60 miles per hour in northern Lake County. 

Rainfall totals through Monday could reach nearly 3 inches, according to the forecast.

After Monday, chances of rainfall are expected to lessen but to continue through Thursday.

Daytime temperatures through the weekend will hover in the low 50s, dropping into the high 40s at the start of the week.

Nighttime conditions into next week will be in the high 40s, dropping into the high 30s.

The rainy conditions over the past week have given Clear Lake a boost. 

The United States Geological Survey’s gauge on Clear Lake shows that since the day after Christmas, the lake’s depth rose from 4.27 feet Rumsey, the special measure for the lake, up to 5.11 feet Rumsey by early Friday morning.

On Jan. 2, 2025, Clear Lake’s level was at 5.90, according to USGS historical records.

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