Here's a pic of the fog in the valley this past Friday, January 7, 2011, from my back porch. This is facing west/ southwest, about a half hour after the sun set. You can (hopefully) see the sea of fog with the Coast Range poking up over it. This is the view from my back porch! Back to the recent weather, yesterday was just gloomy all day long. The fog was thick at my house, while in Chico, 1300 feet below my house, it was overcast all day. Today the fog broke and the sun came out. It made for a beautiful, if chilly, day. Temps were stuck in the mid 40s all day in Chico, despite the sunshine. It looks like another pattern shift is setting up, with unsettled weather beginning midweek and lasting into next weekend. We may not see any big storms, but it looks like rain is a certainty, especially Thursday. The latest forecast from the National Weather Service for Chico is after the pic:




Tonight: Patchy fog. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 29. North northwest wind around 7 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North wind around 7 mph.

Monday Night: A slight chance of sprinkles after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind around 7 mph.

Tuesday: A chance for sprinkles, then a chance of rain after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 51. East northeast wind between 3 and 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Tuesday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 36. Southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph.

Wednesday: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Wednesday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

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

Thursday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Friday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Friday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Saturday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.

Sunday: A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.