Thursday, March 4, 2010

chilly start

It has been chilly this morning across northern California. The current temperature in Chico under some low clouds is 37 degrees. Where there is no fog, mainly in the foothills east of town, there is scattered frost covering the ground. In the valley, look out for some patchy fog this morning, especially where it rained heavily for hours yesterday. There were some isolated pockets of heavy rain in the valley, mostly west and south of Chico yesterday afternoon. Yesterday morning, there was a solid shield of rain from the valley into the mountains of the Sierra Nevada. Snow mixed in with the rain in Paradise as temps hovered just above freezing. Winds were gusty, with a peak wind gust of 29 mph in Chico right after sunrise yesterday. It should be much calmer today, but more weak storms are forecast to move through the area over the next several days after today. If you love the sunshine, enjoy this afternoon. I don't think it'll be cloudy and showery all the time this weekend. There may be some peeks of sun through the clouds; it just won't last all day. Oh, well. I have piles of homework to get done this weekend, anyway. I can't wait until May 21, 2010- that's the day I graduate college! Here's the detailed forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:

Today: Patchy fog before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph.

Tonight: A 10 percent chance of showers after 4am. Patchy fog after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Light east wind.

Friday: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 8 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. East southeast wind around 6 mph becoming north.

Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. North northwest wind around 8 mph.

Saturday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Sunday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Monday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

Monday Night: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58.

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

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

No comments:

Post a Comment