LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The National Weather Service's latest New Year's forecast holds the potential for both rain and snow for the first days of the new year.
Forecasters are expecting a 20-percent chance of rain in Lake County on Saturday, declining to 10 percent during the day on Sunday.
Cold air that's on the way to Northern California early in the first week of the new year may bring rain and snow showers beginning on Sunday night, based on the specific Lake County forecast.
Snow levels may drop to as low as 500 feet, and several inches of snow is expected in some northern parts of Lake County, the forecast said.
The National Weather Service also is forecasting rain and snow showers continuing into Monday morning, with rain also likely on Monday night.
The possibility of snow also is forecast for Tuesday morning before the weather clears and remains mostly clear and sunny for the rest of the week, based on the forecast.
From Saturday through Friday, temperatures are expected to range from daytime highs in the upper 50s to nighttime lows into the low 30s, the National Weather Service said.
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Forecasters predict chances of rain and low-elevation snow beginning on New Year's Day
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