LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Following a rainy Thursday, the National Weather Service said rain is forecast to continue through the weekend before there is a break in the weather.

The National Weather Service’s observation stations in Lake County recorded the following rainfall totals, in inches, for the 24-hour period ending at 1 a.m. Friday

– Boggs Mountain: 0.49.
– Cache Creek near Lower Lake: 0.34.
– Clearlake city alert: 0.41.
– County line (at Colusa side): 0.47.
– High Valley Road alert station: 0.72.
– Indian Valley Reservoir: 0.46.
– Kelseyville: 0.62.
– Knoxville Creek: 0.33.
– Lakeport: 0.41.
– Mira Vista Road alert station in Sulphur fire area: 0.52.
– Soda Creek: 0.98.
– Upper Lake: 0.55.
– Whispering Pines: 1.0.

The forecast calls for rain and possible thunderstorms, along with light winds on Friday, with chances of rain continuing throughout Saturday night.

The weather pattern is expected to bring clear skies beginning on Sunday and continuing through Tuesday, based on the forecast.

Chances of rain again are in the forecast from Tuesday night through Thursday, the National Weather Service reported.

Nighttime temperatures will dip into the high 20s on Saturday night before rising into the high 30s early next week. Daytime temperatures will range from the high 40s on Saturday into the high 50s by the start of the new week.

The rain this week has helped Clear Lake’s level rise from just under 3.25 feet Rumsey, the special measure used for the lake, to just below 3.45 feet Rumsey late Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

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