Forecast predicts rain this weekend, next week
- Elizabeth Larson
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The National Weather Service is forecasting chances of rain over the weekend and into next week.
The Climate Prediction Center’s precipitation outlook for Oct. 21 to 25, which was issued on Friday, calls for above-normal precipitation for areas of Northern California that include Lake County.
The center’s forecast estimates next week’s rainfall could be 90 to 100% above normal.
The National Weather Service’s Eureka office said the below-normal precipitation for the first half of October could be made up for in the last two weeks of the month if the Climate Prediction Center’s predictions hold true.
The Lake County forecast calls for chances of rain Sunday and into Sunday night, totaling a fifth of an inch.
Conditions are expected to clear on Monday and Tuesday, with rain likely beginning on Wednesday and continuing through Friday, the forecast said.
On Saturday, temperatures are expected to range from the high 70s to low 80s before dropping into the 60s on Sunday, when rain is expected.
Through Friday, daytime temperatures are expected to range from the high 50s and 60s along the Northshore to the 70s in the south county. Nighttime conditions will be in the high 30s to the high 40s.
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