- Elizabeth Larson
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Lighter rain, snow reported Thursday; forecasters predict another possible atmospheric river next week
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Although Thursday saw less rain for Lake County than the earlier days of the week, the day still brought a dose of winter weather with snow in the higher elevations and a lake that's continuing to rise.
Compared with the rains this week and early this week, Thursday's precipitation was relatively light.
The National Weather Service's network of observation stations reported the following rainfall totals, in inches, for the 24-hour period ending at 12 a.m. Friday:
• Bear Canyon (Middletown): 0.31.
• Boggs Mountain: 0.18.
• Cache Creek (near Lower Lake): 0.49.
• Hidden Valley Lake: 0.52.
• Indian Valley Reservoir: 0.19.
• Jerusalem Grade (Middletown): 0.93.
• Kelseyville: 0.39.
• Soda Creek at Lake Pillsbury): 0.19.
• Upper Lake: 0.30.
• Whispering Pines: 0.36.
A small amount of snow on Thursday morning also was reported by residents in and around Cobb and parts of Kelseyville, including a light dusting on top of Mt. Konocti.
The National Weather Service said the recent storms have many areas of Northern California running 175 to 200 percent of normal for rain at this time of year.
This week's heavy rains also resulted in a new flood warning for the southern two-thirds of Lake County. The National Weather Service issued the warning on Thursday, and said it will continue through Friday afternoon.
The rains have filled up area creeks and streams, and Clear Lake early Friday morning was just over 7 feet Rumsey as of 12 a.m. Friday. A full lake is 7.56 feet Rumsey.
Looking ahead, the National Weather Service said drier weather is expected Friday and into the middle of next week.
Parts of Lake County, particularly around Lakeport and Upper Lake, could see areas of dense fog on Friday night and Saturday morning, with chances of showers Saturday night and early Sunday, according to the forecast.
Conditions are expected to clear through Monday night.
Temperatures are forecast to range from the low 30s at night into the high 50s in the daytime.
While the next several days of drier weather should give the region a short break from rain, the National Weather Service warned that another atmospheric river is possible next week.
The agency said details remain uncertain, but added that the predicted system could bring heavy rainfall, higher snow levels above 7,000 feet, gusty winds and renewed flooding concerns on Tuesday and Wednesday.
The Lake County specific forecast calls for that weather system to bring more rain from Tuesday through Thursday.
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