A Dense Fog Advisory is in effect for the entire Sacramento Valley (including Chico) until 10 am this morning. Visibilities in some parts of the valley will be below an eighth of a mile. Be extremely careful! I was driving back home last night after a very successful opening night of Paint Your Wagon at the Chico Theater Company, and the fog was so thick in areas I had to reduce my speed on the highway to 40 mph in a 65 mph zone. The weather forecasters at the National Weather Service are saying the fog should burn off by this afternoon. I'm not so sure, but we'll see. Starting tomorrow night, major weather changes are in store as a major storm comes ashore from the Pacific. Heavy rains, heavy snow (in the mountains east of Chico) and strong winds will dominate the weather from late Monday through Wednesday of this upcoming week. There will be a lull from Thursday through Friday, but another storm should roll in sometime next weekend. With this first storm, expect 1 to 2 inches of rain for the valley, and 3 to 6 inches for the foothills and mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snow levels will generally be 3500 to 4500 feet, with over a foot of snow expected in the higher elevations. Winds will be sustained in the valley (that includes Chico) between 15 to 25 mph, with gusts of 30 to 40 mph. Batten down the hatches! Here's the detailed forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Areas of dense fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy early, then becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 47. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Tonight: Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind becoming east around 5 mph.
Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain after 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 52. South southeast wind between 3 and 11 mph.
Monday Night: Rain likely, mainly after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 48. South southeast wind around 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday: Rain. High near 52. Breezy, with a southeast wind between 20 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday Night: Rain. Low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Wednesday Night: Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 39.
Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Thursday Night: Areas of fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Friday: A slight chance of rain. Areas of fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 51.
Friday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Saturday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.
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