LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The forecast for the coming week calls for more rain on Monday and possibly Tuesday, with clearing conditions and a sunny Easter weekend.
Sunday saw storms in the county as predicted by the National Weather Service.
For the 24-hour period ending at 1 a.m. Monday, the National Weather Service posted the following rainfall totals, in inches: Bear Canyon Road (near Middletown), 0.97; Hidden Valley Lake, 0.65; Kelseyville, 0.43; Lower Lake, 0.32; Middletown, 0.71; Upper Lake, 0.30; and Whispering Pines, 0.80.
Forecasters are calling for more rain on Monday, with up to three quarters of an inch predicted all day and into the night.
There is a 20-percent chance of showers on Tuesday, with partly cloudy conditions that night, according to the forecast.
However, beginning on Wednesday and lasting through the weekend, clear and cool conditions are expected to prevail, with nighttime lows in the low 40s and daytime highs in the high 60s.
Easter Sunday is forecast to be clear and sunny, with a high of 69 degrees, based on the specific forecast.
Thanks to the recent storms, Clear Lake remains above its full level of 7.56 feet Rumsey, according to the US Geological Survey.
Early Monday, the lake's level was at 7.78 feet Rumsey, having leveled off after rising dramatically last week, based on survey records.
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Forecast calls for early week rain, clear and sunny Easter weekend
- Elizabeth Larson
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