LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A storm system passing over Northern California over the next several days is anticipated to bring snow to some of the state’s higher elevations, but so far a white Christmas isn’t expected for Lake County.

The National Weather Service issued a hazardous weather outlook for the northern reaches of the state, including Lake County, on Thursday.

The storm is forecast to bring as much as three feet of snow above 2,500 feet elevation in Shasta County, a foot in the Coastal Range, light snow as low as 600 feet in the northern Sacramento Valley, and as much as six feet on the slope of the Northern Sierra Nevada, the National Weather Service reported.

Also in the forecast – more wind through the weekend.

Lake County’s forecast doesn’t include snow, with the National Weather Service predicting rain through Monday, tapering off that evening, with wind gusts as high as 28 miles per hour.

On Christmas day, a slight chance of rain is forecast, with partly sunny skies and a high near 49 degrees, according to the forecast.

Rain is expected on the day after Christmas, the National Weather Service said.

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