LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service is predicting that the first week of the new year will see more rain falling in Lake County.
The forecast says a winter storm will produce periods of strong south winds, locally heavy rainfall and high elevation snow Sunday night through Tuesday.
The first round of rain arriving on Sunday night is expected to only bring a few tenths of an inch in Lake County, with up to a half an inch on Monday.
Rain is forecast to continue in Lake County through Friday.
Cold temperatures also are expected during the coming week.
Daytime temperatures will continue in the high 40s through Wednesday, topping out in the high 50s on Thursdsay and the low 50s on Friday.
Nighttime conditions will range from the high 20s on Saturday night to the low 30s on Sunday. From Monday night through the weekend, night temperatures will rise to the low 40s.
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