LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – With the county's weather conditions becoming increasingly dry and set to hit the century mark, the National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a red flag warning on Saturday evening that is to extend through the beginning of the week.
The warning, which lasts until 5 p.m. Monday, is due to low humidity, breezy north winds and high temperatures.
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring or will occur shortly, and could contribute to extreme fire behavior.
The National Weather Service said hot and very dry conditions are forecast to continue over interior Northern California during the next several days.
High pressure is moving into the area, which will increase north to east winds for parts of the region through Monday. Forecasters said winds are expected to be from 7 to 15 miles per hour, with gusts up to 25 miles per hours in some areas.
Poor overnight humidity recovery in the range of 25 to 40 percent is expected to cause daytime humidity to drop as low as 5 to 15 percent, the National Weather Service reported.
The forecast calls for a slight cooling trend to begin on Tuesday and, with it, improving humidity recoveries.
The National Weather Service's forecast shows that temperatures around the lake are expected to top 100 degrees on Sunday and Monday, backing down into the high 90s on Tuesday and low 90s on Wednesday, and high 80s for the rest of the week.
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