stormy weather on its way

The latest from the National Weather Service:

A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL SPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND
MOUNTAIN SNOW ACROSS THE REGION BEGINNING MONDAY AFTERNOON.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE RELATIVELY LIGHT MONDAY...THOUGH GUSTY WINDS
ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS. A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY BRINGING HEAVIER PRECIPITATION AND
SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH IN THE VALLEYS. WIND GUSTS
TO OVER 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA.

COLD AIR BEHIND THE FRONT WILL LOWER SNOW LEVELS BELOW 3000 FEET
WEDNESDAY. SNOW MAY THEN IMPACT THE SHASTA COUNTY AND MENDOCINO
MOUNTAINS AS WELL THE SIERRA FOOTHILLS. THIS COLDER AND UNSTABLE
AIR MAY ALSO BRING THUNDERSTORMS TO THE VALLEYS WEDNESDAY AS SNOW
SHOWERS CONTINUE IN THE MOUNTAINS.

LOOKING FARTHER OUT...ANOTHER LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MAY BRING MORE
RAIN AND SNOW TOWARD THE END OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS SOME
UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS NEXT SYSTEM. INITIAL
ESTIMATES SUGGEST OVER TWO INCHES OF RAIN MAY FALL IN THE VALLEYS
NEXT WEEK...WITH FOUR TO SIX FEET OF SNOW ABOVE 7000 FEET.

CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS
FOR POSSIBLE WATCHES...WARNINGS AND FURTHER STATEMENTS. BE AWARE THAT A
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN THE WEATHER IS EXPECTED NEXT WEEK.

And here's the detailed forecast for Chico:

Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 8 mph.

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 39. Southeast wind between 5 and 8 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 4 and 7 mph.

Sunday Night: A 10 percent chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.

Monday: Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56. Southeast wind between 7 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Monday Night: Rain. Low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Tuesday: Rain. High near 56. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

Tuesday Night: Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

Wednesday: Showers. Cloudy, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52.

Thursday Night: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 36.

Friday: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a high near 51.

To sum up: Enjoy the beautiful weather this weekend, because we're not going to see the sunny, spring-like weather we have been experiencing for quite awhile.