A rather odd thing happened late Sunday night/ early Monday morning, and I completely missed it: A thunderstorm barreled through Chico and Butte County. It happened between 11 pm Sunday and just after midnight early Monday. I was asleep at the time, and some of my coworkers were amazed I slept through all of the racket. Apparently there was intense lightning and window-rattling thunder, along with heavy rain. Chico received .55 of an inch from this one thunderstorm. It's very unusual to experience thunderstorms in Northern California; it's even more rare to have it happen at night. Apparently there was enough moisture at the surface and instability aloft to create this very isolated thunderstorm. In contrast, today has been gorgeous, with sunny skies and a current temperature of 78 degrees. The rest of this work week should be equally nice, but the weekend looks a bit iffy. A strong trough of low pressure looks to set up shop over Northern California and provide us with below normal temperatures and showery conditions. This looks a bit iffy right now, and we may not receive any rain. Keep checking back for updates. For now, here's what the National Weather Service is saying for Chico the next seven days:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. West wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east southeast.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. South wind between 6 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind 13 to 16 mph decreasing to between 5 and 8 mph. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 78. South wind between 3 and 5 mph.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Saturday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Saturday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 61.
Sunday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44.
Monday: A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
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