Wednesday, November 23, 2011

wet Thanksgiving, followed by spring-like weekend

It looks like this storm and its associated cold front are weakening, after pounding parts of the Pacific Northwest with strong winds and heavy rain the past two days. Portland, Oregon received nearly two and a half inches of rain in just over 24 hours! Parts of the Seattle area received over an inch of rain in just a few hours early this morning. Fortunately (or unfortunately, if , like me, you love stormy weather) we won't see all of that heavy rain and high winds here. Still, expect Thanksgiving to be wet for most of the northern Sacramento Valley and adjacent foothills the next 24 hours. Snow levels will be high- mainly above pass level. Just a few inches of snow is expected above 6000 feet through tomorrow night. This weekend looks spectacular, with sunny skies and spring-like temperatures in the mid to upper 60s in Chico. Enjoy as you go out and about getting your Christmas shopping done! Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A 30 percent chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain, mainly after 10pm. Low around 42. Southeast wind between 10 and 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thanksgiving Day: Rain, mainly before 4pm. High near 55. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40. East northeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 59. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63.

Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 40.

Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 65.

Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 38.

Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.

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