The sun is setting as I type this blog entry, leading into a bitterly cold night tonight. A Freeze Warning is in effect beginning at midnight tonight and ending at 10 am tomorrow. The Freeze Warning will resume tomorrow night into Thanksgiving morning. If you have any tender vegetation, cover them now. Wrap exposed pipes to keep them from freezing and bursting, and bring in the pets. Today itself was chilly and blustery, with winds early this morning out of the southeast (before the cold front went through), then turning to the northwest. Winds have gusted today to over 30 mph, knocking the leaves from the trees and blowing vehicles around on the roads. The high today in Chico was only 53 degrees. Some of you in other, colder areas of the country may think 53 degrees is downright balmy, but it's fairly chilly here for this time of year. In fact, tonight's forecast low in Chico is colder than we see in the depths of January! Chico's average first frost is around November 11th, so we're a little behind schedule, but Mother Nature is overcompensating just a bit! Here are the cold details for Chico from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. North wind between 13 and 16 mph becoming light. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44. North northwest wind between 3 and 7 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. North northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Thanksgiving Day: Sunny, with a high near 49. North wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday Night: Areas of frost after 10pm. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 27. Light east wind.
Friday: Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53.
Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 51.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Tuesday: Partly sunny, with a high near 54.
Climate Normals for November 23rd:
Average High: 60 degrees
Average Low: 39 degrees
Sunset This Evening: 4:46 pm
Sunrise Tomorrow: 7:02 am
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