LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Forecasters have issued a winter storm warning for Lake County and other parts of Northern California as new storms headed toward the region are expected to bring still more snow.
The warning goes into effect at 4 p.m. Friday and will remain active until 4 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
The National Weather Service said two cold storms are forecast to bring significant snowfall to
the Northern California mountains and higher foothills over the weekend, which also will result in periods of dangerous winter driving conditions.
Forecasters expected the first storm will bring light mountain snow as early on Friday, followed by moderate snowfall Friday night through early Saturday.
A second and stronger storm will bring heavy snowfall Saturday afternoon through Sunday night, the National Weather Service said.
The National Weather Service said these cold systems will bring low snow levels with many foothill locations seeing snowfall again throughout the weekend.
Heavy snowfall is expected above 2,500 feet, with light accumulations down to 1,000 feet, based on the forecast.
For much of Lake County, snow is in the forecast from Friday through Tuesday. New snow accumulations are predicted to be half an inch a day from Friday through Saturday, with 1 to 2 inches possible on Sunday.
Daytime temperatures through the weekend will range from the high 30s to the mid-40s, while nighttime temperatures will drop into the mid-20s on Sunday night and rise slightly into the 30s the rest of the week.
There also will be light winds in the single digits on Saturday, with predictions of winds into the low 20s – and gusts into the 30s – on Saturday night in the south county.
With the Cobb area expected to get significant snowfall all day Friday, ahead of much of Lake County, on Thursday night the Middletown Unified School District canceled school in Cobb on Friday.
In a message posted on the district’s Facebook page, Middletown Superintendent Catherine Stone said that because of the snow the district also will not be able to send buses up the mountain to pick up Middletown Middle School and Middletown High School students, so Friday will be an excused absense.
Stone said all other schools will be in session and other buses will run as normal.
District officials will watch the weather next week closely as “we are concerned that we may need to have a late start due to ice on Monday morning,” Stone said. She urged parents to check the district Facebook page or Web site, or to call the district at 707-987-4149 for updated information.
All other Lake County schools will be open on Friday, according to the Lake County Office of Education.
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More snow in forecast prompts new winter storm warning
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