LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A winter storm warning issued by the National Weather Service is still in effect, with forecasters continuing to predict rain and even some snow throughout parts of Lake County on Friday and Saturday.
The updated forecast follows a rainy Thursday around Lake County. There also were reports of minor snowfall around Lakeport and Middletown on Thursday night.
The 24-hour rainfall totals in inches through 11 p.m. Thursday, based on National Weather Service observation stations, are as follows:
– Bartlett Springs: 0.17;
– Boggs Mountain: 1.99;
– Cache Creek near Lower Lake: 0.72;
– Clearlake city alert: 0.58;
– County line (at Colusa County line): 0.58;
– High Valley Road alert station: 0.52;
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 0.63;
– Kelseyville: 1.26;
– Knoxville Creek: 1.42;
– Lakeport: 0.94;
– Mira Vista Road alert station in Sulphur fire area: 0.68;
– Soda Creek: 1.55;
– Upper Lake: 0.77;
– Whispering Pines: 2.36.
The National Weather Service said periods of moderate to heavy snow will continue through the end of the week across foothills and mountains of interior Northern California.
The agency is predicting chances of rain and snow on Friday and Saturday throughout Lake County, along with winds with gusts of up to 20 miles per hour in the Cobb area.
Daytime temperatures in the 40s and nighttime temperatures dropping into the high 20s through Sunday night.
The rainy weather is expected to break on Sunday, remaining clear through Tuesday night, when showers are forecast to return, continuing into the middle of next week.
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Forecast predicts more rain ahead, along with possible snow
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