LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County and the rest of the North Coast aren't past winter storms yet.

The National Weather Service is forecasting more snow beginning on Saturday and continuing into early next week.

The agency has issued a winter storm watch for Lake County that’s in effect from 4 a.m. Saturday through 4 p.m. Sunday.

The National Weather Service’s Eureka office said the incoming winter storm will impact elevations above the 1,000 foot elevation level from Saturday through early next week.

Forecasters urged North Coast residents to start planning now for heavy snow in higher elevations, and heavy showers and thunderstorms near sea level.

The lineup of snowstorms that began last week is reminiscent of the series of atmospheric rivers that brought heavy rain to Lake County and much of the rest of California beginning at Christmas and continuing through January.

The specific Lake County forecast shows daytime temperatures dipping into the 40s through Tuesday and the high 20s and night.

Areas like Cobb are expected to see rain and snow beginning on Saturday, with the potential to consider through Tuesday, while other areas like the Northshore may not see snow until Monday.

The National Weather Service’s map of snowfall shows amounts ranging from 2 to 6 inches of snow around the lake, and areas in the northern mountains that are part of the Mendocino National Forest getting as much as 18 inches.

In related weather news, on Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in 13 counties due to the winter storms and activated the California Guard.

Lake County was not included in the proclamation, despite the fact that Sheriff Rob Howe on Friday declared a local emergency, which the Board of Supervisors unanimously ratified on Tuesday.

The counties in the governor’s Wednesday proclamation, which supports disaster response and relief, are Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma and Tulare.

It’s not clear why Lake wasn’t included, but Howe told the board on Tuesday that the damage from the recent storms may not be clear in Lake County until the snow melts.

Howe at that point had warned that the storms were not yet over.

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