LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – More rain along with chances of fog and frosty conditions are in the forecast this week, with a break predicted in the weather by week’s end.
The National Weather Service is forecasting that showers will continue through Wednesday, to be followed by an anticipated dry period from Thursday through the weekend.
The agency’s forecast said its models are showing that an “upper disturbance” – which is defined as a high-altitude area of rotating air – will move southeast across the region on Wednesday morning, bringing with it an associated cold front.
At that time, there could be gusty winds and “a short period of relatively intense precipitation,” based on this week’s forecast. Across the North Coast, those high-altitude cold air conditions could bring snow to elevations above 1,500 to 2,500 feet, particularly from northern Mendocino County northward.
Conditions are expected to include very cold morning lows on Thursday and valley fog and frost out to coast areas, but otherwise dry weather is probable during the second half of the week, the forecast said.
The specific Lake County forecast calls for rain during the day on Tuesday, as well as light winds into the low double digits, and daytime temperatures topping out in the low 50s.
On Tuesday night, conditions are forecast to be partly cloudy, with a low of about 32 degrees, with calm winds of about 7 miles per hour.
For Wednesday, daytime conditions also will see temperatures in the low 50s, light winds and up to a tenth of an inch of rain, according to the forecast.
On Wednesday night, patchy fog and frost are forecast with winds of above 10 miles per hour and lows down to about 30 degrees.
Patchy fog is expected early Thursday, with conditions expected to clear and become sunny for the day. Daytime temperatures will edge into the high 50s and nighttime lows will drop to close to 30 degrees.
Sunny and warmer conditions are forecast for Lake County from Friday through Monday, with daytime temperatures in the low 60s but chillier nighttime conditions, with temperatures into the low 30s.
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