Saturday, March 24, 2012

rainy for much of the next seven days

Again, is it winter or spring? This weekend is not going to be conducive (or the weather cooperative) to outdoor activities. It will be chilly, breezy, and showery later today, tonight, and the first half of tomorrow. The sun may peek through the clouds tomorrow afternoon, but that will cause instability, which then may lead to thunderstorm activity. We usually don't see much in the way of severe weather in these parts, but small hail and lightning may pose a danger with some storms that do pop up tomorrow afternoon. Expect more rain midweek as another powerful storm takes aim at Northern California. If traveling to the mountains to do some late season skiing, expect snow above 3000 feet and wind gusts to 50 mph. Hazardous travel conditions are expected in the mountains this weekend. Here's Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service:

Today: A 50 percent chance of rain, mainly after 11am. Cloudy, with a high near 52. South southeast wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Tonight: Rain. Low around 39. South southwest wind at 6 mph becoming east northeast. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. Some of the storms could produce small hail. High near 54. South wind between 5 and 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Sunday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce small hail. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 5 and 8 mph.

Monday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 43.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 45.

Wednesday: Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

Wednesday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Thursday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61.

Thursday Night: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Friday: A chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

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