LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – After what has felt like a very long winter, warm spring weather has finally arrived in Lake County, just as summer is set to begin in less than two weeks.

Unofficially, Northern California has three seasons, not four – the dry season, the wet season and the wildflower season, according to author and naturalist Glen Schneider.

This year in Lake County, the wet and wildflower season occurred simultaneously for more than eight months.

Rain began falling in earnest in October, snow storms began in November and the wet season saw Clear Lake reaching flood stage on March 25, with some areas still recording snow and frost into the first week of June.

Although Lake County did have a “faux spring” most of January – when average daytime highs are expected to be in the 50s, but days were recorded with highs in the 60s and 70s to tide us over. However, that was five months ago.

On May 15 – the last official frost date of the year for Lake County, which means there is a 90 percent chance that no more frost will occur – rain, hail, frost and snow were recorded throughout the county.

However, summer weather now seems to have finally arrived, with temperatures finally returning to normal. Lows in the upper 40s and highs in the low 80s are expected to continue throughout the weekend.

Forecasters with The Weather Channel and Western Weather Group predict that the warming trend will continue throughout the weekend, with daytime highs inching up towards the mid- to upper-80s by Sunday with abundant sunshine and a slight possibility of some clouds on Friday and Saturday.

Overnight lows will continue to drop back to the upper 40s and low 50s each night, according to forecasts.

As tempting as swimming may be this weekend, please remember that water temperatures in lakes, streams, and rivers, throughout Lake County and Northern California are still quite cold and can induce hypothermia rapidly.

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