Tuesday, March 23, 2010

changes in the weather

The past few days have been spectacular in Chico, with yesterday's high temperature of 70 degrees, and today's high so far of 76 degrees. The warm temperatures today are thanks to northwest winds that come down off the mountains to our north, heating and compressing as they move down the valley. In contrast, southerly winds are cool, because they come in off the Pacific Ocean and travel up the valley from the Delta. The winds help to pick up the cooler marine air and transport it northward into Chico. Anyway, there are some changes coming. There is a chance of rain tomorrow night, along with cooler temperatures for the end of the week. By early next week, another storm will give us more chances of rain. It's too soon to know how strong the storm will be, but it looks like, for now, some rain is in the forecast. Here's the seven days forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Clear, with a low around 45. Northwest wind at 7 mph becoming east northeast.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 8 mph.

Wednesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind between 11 and 14 mph.

Thursday: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind between 8 and 11 mph.

Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. South southeast wind at 10 mph becoming northeast.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 71.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Tuesday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

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