Nevada County can expect light and scattered showers early today, before a brief break, and the likely return of rain over the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Sacramento. “We still have a little bit of instability and lingering moisture, so there are still some scattered showers and any precipitation will be light,” said Craig Shoemaker, forecaster for the weather service. The rain is expected to dry out Thursday afternoon and remain partly cloudy until the weekend, which may experience light showers. “There’s going to be some shower chances mainly late in the day Saturday and probably extending …