not much rain on the horizon

As I've stated in a previous post, January is, on average, Chico's wettest month. However, we've received less than an inch of rain since January 1st. Not much rain is in the seven day forecast, either. However, dense patchy fog has settled over Chico and the Sacramento Valley this morning, prompting a Dense Fog Advisory in effect until 10 am this morning. Otherwise, look for a slight chance of a shower later today under mostly cloudy skies. The rest of the seven day period will include morning fog, followed by mostly sunny skies. High temperatures will moderate from the mid 50s this weekend into the lower 60s by the middle of next week. Overnight lows will be in the low to mid 30s. The annual Snow Goose Festival is currently happening in Chico and surrounding areas. Since the Sacramento Valley is a major stopover for migrating birds on the Great Pacific Flyway, we have hundreds of birds of different varieties hanging out in our area right now. The Snow Goose Festival celebrates this great diversity with bird watching opportunities and even artwork with birds as a theme in some of Chico's art galleries. For full details, check out the Chico News and Review's calendar listings. The festival runs through this weekend. Here is Chico's seven day outlook from the National Weather Service: Today A 30 percent chance of showers. Patchy dense fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph in the morning. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Light and variable wind becoming north northwest around 6 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday A 30 percent chance of showers, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 54. North northwest wind 6 to 9 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North northeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph. Monday Night Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Tuesday Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 32. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 61. Wednesday Night Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 32. Thursday Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 62. Thursday Night Patchy fog after 5am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 35. Friday Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 59.