Winter storm system expected to hit region next week

By Elizabeth Larson | Feb. 13, 2026

LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service is reporting that Lake County and the rest of the North Coast region could see heavy rain and low-elevation snow next week due to an incoming storm system.

Forecasters said that in the first half of next week, a storm system heading south from the Gulf of Alaska is due to arrive over the West Coast.

The system is forecast to bring winds, widespread moderate to locally heavy rainfall, as well as snow levels potentially down to 2,500 feet or lower.

The specific Lake County forecast calls for chances of rain beginning on Saturday and continuing through Thursday, with chances of gusting winds of more than 20 miles per hour on Saturday night and up to half an inch of rain.

On Sunday, the forecast says nearly three inches of rain could fall across Lake County during daytime and nighttime hours.

Temperatures are expected to dip through the end of next week, with daytime temperatures mostly in the high 40s and nighttime conditions in the mid to high 30s, according to the forecast.

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