another round of rain

After a brief lull yesterday, more rain comes in later this morning. Another in a parade of Pacific storms will bring rain and breezy conditions through tomorrow. Expect about a half inch of rain and south winds to 25 mph with this latest storm. A break will occur Friday and Saturday before yet another storm invades on Sunday. For now, early next week appears calm. Here's Chico's seven day outlook courtesy of the National Weather Service: Today Rain likely, mainly after 10am. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Southeast wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Tonight Rain, with thunderstorms also possible after 10pm. Low around 54. Breezy, with a south southeast wind 14 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Thursday A 50 percent chance of showers, mainly before 4pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 9 to 11 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Thursday Night A 20 percent chance of showers before 10pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 3 to 5 mph. Friday Sunny, with a high near 69. East northeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming northwest in the morning. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Saturday Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Saturday Night A slight chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Sunday Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Sunday Night A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Monday A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.