Friday, December 17, 2010

windy and rainy

A Wind Advisory will go into effect for Chico from 1 am until 7 am tomorrow for winds gusting to over 40 mph. Winds are currently light from the northeast but will shift to the southeast and increase to 15 to 25 mph by late this evening. The strongest winds will occur after midnight tonight. Chico is also under a Flood Advisory until 1:45 pm tomorrow for very heavy rain. The National Weather Service is saying rainfall rates may exceed 1 inch per hour (wow!) after 6 pm this evening. It is going to be a nasty 12-24 hours, so be prepared if you have to be out and about. So far today the rain has been light, totaling about .16 of an inch as of 3 pm this afternoon. More rain is likely Sunday through next Wednesday as a large and powerful storm over the northeastern Pacific Ocean sits and spins, pinwheeling storms right over northern California. Temperatures will stay around seasonable norms for this time of year. Here are the details from the NWS:

Tonight: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Temperature rising to around 47 by 5am. Breezy, with a east northeast wind 7 to 10 mph becoming south southeast between 21 and 24 mph. Winds could gust as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday: Rain. High near 53. Breezy, with a south wind between 20 and 23 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Saturday Night: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 44. Breezy, with a south southeast wind between 14 and 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday: Rain. The rain could be heavy at times. High near 54. South wind around 17 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Sunday Night: Rain. Low around 42. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Monday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Night: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.

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