LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — After a rainy Wednesday and Thursday, the National Weather Service said Lake County can expect more rain ahead of the Easter holiday.
The National Weather Service’s Eureka office said “a second round of wind and gusty showers will hit the southern half of the area on Friday with cool and clearing conditions through the weekend.”
Across the region, the heavier rainfall amounts are expected in Lake and Mendocino counties. “Wind turning east through the event will generally focus rain along higher terrain and rain shadow lower elevation areas such as Clear Lake itself,” the forecast said.
In addition, the forecast calls for increasing east-southeast winds on Friday afternoon and
evening, mainly focused over Mendocino and Lake counties.
Easterly winds may aid in funneling gusty winds in Lake County. Forecast models suggest wind gusts could be up to 45 miles per hour in Lake County, with the strongest winds over the higher elevations.
Lake County could see as much as 2 inches of rain on Friday, with less than a tenth of an inch expected on Saturday morning.
Conditions are forecast to begin clearing by Saturday night, with Easter Sunday expected to be mostly sunny.
Next week is supposed to remain clear and sunny, based on the forecast.
Daytime temperatures on Friday will be in the 40s, edging into the low 50s on Saturday and Sunday, before rising into the high 60s and low 70s for the rest of the week.
Nighttime conditions on Friday and Saturday will dip into the 30s before rising into the low 40s through Wednesday.
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Rain in forecast for Friday, Saturday; conditions to clear for Easter Sunday
- Elizabeth Larson
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