Lake Elsinore Weather Photos and Features

Mountain View: Mt. San Jacinto lies in the distance beyond the hills east of Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Deanna Wolfe.

Canyon Hills Sunrise: Orange and red meet mountain silhouettes, as seen from Canyon Hills in Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Deanna Wolfe.

Lake Storm: Layers of storm clouds angle from the mountains southwest of Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Larry Moskowitz.

Lake Lightning: From over the lake, three lightning bolts strike over the hills at dawn. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pinck.

White Bolt: An exclamation point to a night of lightning and thunder, this bolt finds the ground near Horsethief Canyon Ranch, north of Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Willi Wilkens.

Hills at Sunset: Thunderclouds loom beyond the Lake Elsinore hills at sunset. Photo courtesy of Larry Moskowitz.

Dust Devil: A small landspout swirls skyward near the eastern edge of Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pinck.

Pond at Dawn: Sunrise reflects off of the waters of a retention pond in Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Larry Moskowitz.

Marsh Bird: A great egret strikes a stately pose at Gunnerson Pond in Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pinck.

Lake Sunrise: Clouds twist across the sky above Lake Elsinore in this March sunrise. Photo courtesy of Edward Klarquist.

River Flood: Just south of the spilling Canyon Lake dam, water fills the San Jacinto River on its way into Lake Elsinore.

Elsinore Lookout: From a turnout on the Ortega Highway, a full lake brims with recent rains. Photo courtesy of Brian Endres.

Creek Levee: Water trickles over this Leach Canyon levee adjacent to McVicker Canyon Park in north Lake Elsinore. Photo courtesy of Brian Endres.

Twilight View: Overlooking McVicker Canyon Park, Lake Elsinore and snow-capped local mountains fade into cloudy twilight to the south. Photo courtesy of Shannon Pinck.

Hills in Bloom: The hills north of Lake Elsinore are an appealing mixture of green and orange, thanks to legions of blooming California golden poppies.