LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The new year will arrive this week amidst warmer winter temperatures.
The National Weather Service is predicting that the week ahead will have daytime highs that look more like fall than winter.
No rain, however, is in the forecast.
Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday are predicted to be mostly sunny, with temperatures in the low to mid 60s, with partly cloudy nights and temperatures in the low to mid 40s.
On Monday, an east wind of about 5 miles per hour is anticipated, becoming calm in the afternoon. A light east northeast wind is forecast for Tuesday, becoming light and variable in the evening. No winds are forecast for the rest of the week.
New Year's Day is forecast to have a daytime high of 67 degrees, with a nighttime low of 43.
Thursday, also expected to be mostly sunny, is forecast to have a daytime high of 68 degrees with a nighttime low of 44, the highest temperatures of the week.
From there, temperatures are expected to drop slightly, with Friday to have a daytime high of 66 degrees and nighttime low of 41, followed by 62 degrees on Saturday and 40 on Saturday night.
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