LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The first atmospheric river event of the season is expected to bring some rain to Lake County and other parts of the North Coast on Monday.
The National Weather Service’s Eureka office said the early season atmospheric river storm will bring strong and gusty southerly winds through Monday, with moderate to heavy rain will increase on Monday as a frontal boundary crosses the area.
Forecasters said rain may not occur in Mendocino and Lake counties until late afternoon or early evening on Monday. Portions of southern Lake County may not even get any precipitation until mid or late evening.
Lake County is not expected to receive more than a third of an inch during the storm.
There is the potential for additional showers and cooler air to follow through mid week, with drier weather conditions expected toward the end of the week and the weekend, the forecast said.
With the southern portion of the Eureka office’s forecast area — which includes Lake County — expected to receive the least amount of rain from the atmospheric river storm, “fire weather concerns will once again crop up over the weekend,” the National Weather Service reported.
The forecast also noted that the “dry offshore wind flow will also promote drying for the interior valleys and the concerns for frost and freezing temperatures will increase.”
Winds in Lake County are forecast to be up to 20 miles per hour on Tuesday night and slightly higher on Wednesday, the National Weather Service reported.
Temperatures this week are anticipated to be in the low 70s during the day and the high 40s at night, the forecast said.
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Season’s first atmospheric river to bring light rain Monday
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