SACRAMENTO >> Cool and drier weather is due for much of the workweek, the National Weather Service said Sunday.
The respite follows a soggy week throughout Lake County and Northern California that confirmed the end of fire season and the beginning of winter rains.
According to the Accuweather monitoring station in Lakeport, the community was pelted with 1.58 inches of precipitation over the week, with the most powerful storms hitting at the beginning of last week and the start of this one.
More rain fell on some areas, including higher elevation, bringing the November total close to Lake County’s historical average.
For Lakeport, Accuweather recorded 3.31 inches so for this month. The average is 4.30.
Sunday’s rain was accompanied by wind gusts that created swirls of leaves and choppy waters. The waves made it difficult for the US Geological Survey to record Clear Lake’s level accurately, but it hovered around 2.39 or 2.40 most of the week.
Last year at this time the lake was on the rise, reaching 1.85 on the Rumsey Gauge.
The system continued to dump rain on Bay Area through the early morning hours on Monday.
Rain totals peaked Sunday regionally with 1.46 inches at Ben Lomond, 1.03 inches at Mount Umunhum and 0.82 inches at the Spring Valley weather station, located about halfway between Half Moon Bay and San Francisco International Airport.
The week ahead should bring daytime temperatures within normal ranges.
“This past week brought temperatures well above the norm, anywhere from 10 to 15 degrees,” National Weather Service forecater Duane Dykema said. “That is definitely coming to a end for the foreseeable future.”
Forecasts call for a wet beginning to December, with rain expected to return to Lake County on Friday and Saturday, according to Accuweather.
Dave Faries of the Lake County Record-Bee contributed to this report.
