LAKE COUNTY – Warm spring weather with blue skies and a few clouds are forecast for Lake County this weekend, but in the higher elevations, particularly over Mendocino National Forest, a chance of afternoon thunderstorms are a possibility and there's a chance of rain next week.

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Sacramento predicts that Friday the high temperature will be in the mid-80s, and will cool off a few degrees on Saturday and Sunday to around 80 degrees, with low temperatures in the mid- to low-50s.

However, NWS states that afternoon thunderstorms are a possibility in the afternoons through the weekend over the higher elevations, especially the Sierra Nevada Mountains.

Thunderheads have been seen forming in the afternoon since Wednesday over the Mayacama Mountain Range to the west, although no lightning strikes have been reported by www.strikestarus.com, a public, large scale and community-based lightning detection network.

After the weekend, NWS is forecasting a slight chance of rain showers beginning Monday night through Thursday in Lake County, with the greatest chance of precipitation on Wednesday.

Daytime highs Monday through Thursday will be in the upper 70s and lows around 50 according to the NWS.

For more weather information, visit the forecast for Lake County weather on our home page.

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