weather bulletin

From the National Weather Service as of a few minutes ago:

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.

MOTORISTS ON I-5...HIGHWAY 99...AND OTHER AREA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SOME
SMALL HAIL.

I live east of Chico in the Sierra Nevada foothills and I can see the lightning and hear the thunder from an isolated storm that's over Hamilton City right now and moving rapidly to the north/northeast. If you're out and about this morning, be careful of brief heavy rain and vivid lightning. Otherwise, expect partly sunny conditions later this afternoon as this weather disturbance giving us the showers and thun derstorms currently moves off to the east. High temperatures today will be mild, mainly in the lower 80s. Highs over the next several days will remain in the mid 70s to around 80 degrees. There may be a bit of a warming trend for next weekend, with highs expected to reach the mid 80s. Overnight lows under clear skies the next several days will be in the lower to mid 50s. Enjoy this fall weather!