Happy Graduation!

Chico State University graduations are occurring this weekend. The graduate commencement ceremony took place last night in Laxson Auditorium (I was one of the graduates;yay me!), and the undergraduate commencement ceremonies are today and tomorrow at the University Stadium. The weather has cooperated so far with these ceremonies, and should continue to do so tomorrow. Chico is packed this weekend with out of town families and friends attending all of these commencements, so there's a lot of traffic and people out and about, as well. I think it's pretty cool to see my little city so vibrant and active right now. It'll definitely quiet down after this weekend, as all of the families and students leave for summer vacation or for greener pastures. Anyway, back to the weather. The wacky, cool, unsettled trend continues through next week. In fact, it looks like a pretty potent storm will arrive around late Tuesday, giving Chico a decent chance of some rain. This is very weird because the rainy season should be long over by now and we should be enjoying
temperatures into the lower and middle 80s. Not this year. Check out the very un- May- like forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:

Today: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Calm wind becoming west around 6 mph.

Tonight: Scattered showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northwest wind between 6 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North northwest wind between 8 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. South southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph.

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

Tuesday: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Wednesday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.

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

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

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

Friday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 73.