fingers crossed for some rain next week

Albeit only slight chances. This entrenched pattern of sunny, mild days and clear, chilly nights will hopefully come to an end early next week. We've seen high temps consistently in the mid 60s to lower 70s for the past week (weather more indicative of March than January). Yes, it has been lovely weather for winter, but we need some rain. Desperately. Last year was the driest year on record for California, and we are still in a serious drought. For today and tomorrow, expect continued sunny skies and mild temperatures, with breezy north winds of 15-30 mph. It looks like the weather pattern may shift a bit next week, with high pressure weakening and allowing the jet stream to dive further south. This will steer a couple of weak storms our way. Right now don't expect a deluge of rain; we may be lucky to see a tenth of an inch. Every little drop helps at this point. Also, look for high temperatures to cool and overnight temps to warm by early next week. The increase of clouds allows cooler daytime highs as well as acts as a blanket overnight, insulating the air close to the ground. This causes the overnight temps to not drop as rapidly and as much. I'm hoping this upcoming weather pattern change will allow more rain to come our way. Fingers crossed. Here's Chico's (and the rest of the northern Sacramento Valley's) seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Patchy frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 61 to 71. North winds up to 15 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Tonight: Clear. Lows 30 to 42. North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to around 30 mph. Sunday: Patchy frost in the morning. Sunny. Highs 61 to 67. Northwest winds around 10 mph. Gusts up to 25 mph in the morning. Sunday Night: Mostly clear. Lows 31 to 41. North winds around 10 mph. Monday: Mostly cloudy. Highs 59 to 65. North winds around 10 mph in the morning becoming light. Monday Night: Mostly cloudy. Lows 35 to 45. Tuesday: Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain showers. Highs around 58. Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 33 to 43. Wednesday: Mostly cloudy. Highs around 58. Wednesday Night And Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of rain showers. Lows 34 to 44. Highs around 58. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy. Lows 33 to 43. Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs around 61.