LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County is under a red flag warning this weekend, with forecasters warning not just about high winds and fire weather but frost in higher elevations.
The National Weather Service said the red flag warning for all of Lake County will be in effect from 5 a.m. Saturday to 5 p.m. Sunday.
During that time, wind gusts could reach over 30 miles per hour.
The wind advisory will be in effect from 5 p.m. Saturday to 11 a.m. Sunday, and the frost advisory is for the mountains in the northern third of Lake County from 1 a.m. Saturday to 10 a.m. Sunday.
The forecast predicts warm daytime weather this week, with temperatures dropping into the 40s at night.
Conditions are forecast to transition back to wet weather later next week, when the first storm system is expected to make landfall.
In Lake County, there will be a slight chance of rain on Wednesday night and on Thursday.
There also are chances of rain on Friday, and more storms also are expected at the end of next week.
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Warm fall temperatures followed by rain in the forecast
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