LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The week before Christmas is shaping up to be a rainy one.
The National Weather Service is forecasting several days of rain this week leading up to the Christmas holiday.
The storm system moving over the region started to drop heavy rain on Lake County throughout the day Sunday and into the night.
Rainfall totals in inches for the 24-hour period ending at 2 a.m. Monday are as follows:
• Cobb: 0.32;
• Hidden Valley Lake: 0.35.
• Indian Valley Reservoir: 0.18;
• Kelseyville: 0.42.
• Lake Pillsbury: 0.37.
• Lower Lake: 0.33.
• Lyons Valley: 0.27.
• Middletown: 0.28.
The forecast is calling for rain and possible thunderstorms on Monday and Tuesday, as well as more rain on Wednesday.
Conditions are forecast to clear on Thursday, with chances of rain on Friday, followed by another day of clear weather on Saturday.
Chances or rain are again in the forecast for Sunday, Christmas Eve.
Nighttime temperatures this week will dip into the high 30s, with daytime conditions in the mid to high 50s.
Wind, with gusts of close to 30 miles per hour, are forecast for Monday, with lighter winds of around 10 miles per hour expected on Tuesday.
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Storm system brings rain this week
- Elizabeth Larson
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