Chico received nearly two inches of rain over the past 24 hours. Winds were sustained at 30 mph this afternoon, while the peak wind gust at Chico Municipal Airport was 41 mph. It's only stopped raining within the past hour or so, and the skies are beginning to clear. I haven't heard of any reports of damage or power outages, but I wouldn't be surprised if there are. We usually don't see storms of this magnitude until December, so this was very unusual for October. It looks like the rain isn't through with us yet; after a few days of dry, sunny, and cool weather, we'll see another potentially strong storm by Thursday. Next weekend could also be wet. Stay tuned. Here's the latest forecast from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind 18 to 21 mph decreasing to between 7 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 60. East wind at 6 mph becoming southwest.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. West southwest wind at 7 mph becoming north.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind between 3 and 10 mph.
Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43. North wind between 8 and 11 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 65.
Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Thursday: A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62.
Thursday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 44.
Friday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Friday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Saturday: A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Saturday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Climate Normals for October 24th:
Average High: 75 degrees (actual high: 61 degrees)
Average Low: 45 degrees (actual low: 56 degrees)
Sunset this evening: 6:15 pm
Sunrise tomorrow: 7:30 am
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