LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service said a weather system is bringing with it a cooler pattern of conditions that’s expected to continue into later in the week.
Lake County and other parts of northwest California are under a hazardous weather outlook until Sunday due to rain, cooler temperatures and snow levels down to between 5,000 to 5,500 feet.
The cooler conditions are following a temperature spike late last week that felt like early summer.
The National Weather Service previously had predicted rain for Monday and Tuesday, with that precipitation forecast now extending to Thursday.
There were several hours of steady but not very heavy rain on Monday. The National Weather Service’s observation stations reported the following 24-hour rainfall totals, through 12 a.m. Tuesday, in inches:
– Bartlett Springs: 0.18.
– Colusa County line: 0.11.
– Hidden Valley Lake: 0.23.
– High Glade Lookout (above Upper Lake): 0.14.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 0.16.
– Kelseyville: 0.13.
– Knoxville Creek: 0.25.
– Lakeport: 0.13.
– Lower Lake: 0.05.
– Lyons Valley: 0.11.
– Soda Creek (near Lake Pillsbury): 0.17.
– Upper Lake: 0.22.
– Whispering Pines: 0.28.
For the rest of this week, temperatures are forecast to be 5 to 15 degrees below normal, with more showers likely.
“Significantly cooler temperatures and light rain are possible this week as an upper level trough moves into the area,” according to the forecast.
The long-term forecast also suggests that the coming weekend could see still more rainfall.
The Lake County forecast calls for chances of rain through Monday, with a break from Thursday night through Friday night.
Daytime temperatures are expected to fluctuate between the high 50s and high 60s during much of the week, peaking in the low 70s on Friday, while nighttime temperatures will drop into the low 40s.
Gusty winds of more than 20 miles per hour are possible on Tuesday, with lighter winds through Wednesday night, according to the forecast.
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Cooler, wetter conditions forecast for this week
- Elizabeth Larson
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