Yesterday's high temperature in Chico was a beautiful 77 degrees. It was partly to mostly cloudy yesterday, as a major storm system that will be affecting the Pacific Northwest today threw some mid- and high-level cloudiness our way. Some of the deciduous trees are beginning to respond to the cooler weather and are showing off their fall foliage. Those colors may be stunted a bit this upcoming week, as a strong ridge of high pressure dominates our weather and warms up our temps. It shouldn't get above 90 degrees, though, so it should stay pleasantly warm. Temps are expected to be above 80 degrees for the next seven days, and morning lows will be warmer than average, as well- mainly in the mid and upper 50s. So, warm enough during the day to wear shorts and t-shirts; cool enough at night to open the windows and let Mother Nature provide the air conditioning. Here's the forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming northwest between 7 and 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. North northwest wind between 6 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Northwest wind between 5 and 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. North northwest wind around 8 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82.
Climate Normals for October 9th:
Average High Temperature: 82 degrees
Average Low Temperature: 49 degrees
Sunrise: 7:12 am
Sunset: 6:37 pm
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
warming up
Sigh. I knew this very pleasant fall weather wouldn't last. It rarely does this time of year. As I said in my earlier post, October is a month of transition weather wise here in Chico. One day can be summer-like with blazing heat, the next it can be chilly and showery. The weather's inconsistent, in other words. The next seven days are an example of this. Currently in Chico under mostly cloudy skies the temperature is 71 degrees. However, by the end of the weekend, temps will be back up to near 90 degrees. It looks like the above average temps will stick around for much of next week, as well. Time to put the jackets and sweatshirts away and pull the shorts back out. Let's see, the big events happening this weekend in Chico are the continuation of Artoberfest and the beginning of the Chico Experience Week. For more info on both, check out the links to the right. Also, check out the latest forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Climate Normals for October 7th:
Average High Temperature: 83 degrees
Average Low Temperature: 50 degrees
Sunset this evening: 6:40pm
Sunrise tomorrow morning: 7:11am
This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind between 5 and 8 mph becoming calm.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. Calm wind becoming south southeast around 5 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 87.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Columbus Day: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 86.
Climate Normals for October 7th:
Average High Temperature: 83 degrees
Average Low Temperature: 50 degrees
Sunset this evening: 6:40pm
Sunrise tomorrow morning: 7:11am
Wednesday, October 6, 2010
unexpected showers
Chico received some unexpected shower activity this morning, with .08" falling in the rain bucket. A weak upper level low pressure is moving north over central and northern California this morning, bringing with it some light to moderate rain. The past few days have been pleasantly fall-like (well, it IS fall, after all), with highs in the 70s and lower 80s. Temps should remain in the 70s through Friday, with a chance of widely scattered thundershowers today and this evening. It'll be partly sunny tomorrow with a slight chance of a shower or two, then the sunshine returns for Friday. There will be a brief warm up this weekend, as high pressure and bright sunshine will push temps into the mid and upper 80s. However, by early next week temps will be knocked down a bit into the low 80s. All in all, not a bad forecast. The leaves on the trees in Chico should be transforming into their fall colors over the next few weeks. I'll try to get some good pics and post them onto my blog. In the meantime, here's the latest Chico forecast from the National Weather Service:
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 3 and 9 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind at 5 mph becoming west southwest.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Climate Averages for October 6th:
Average High: 83 degrees
Average Low: 50 degrees
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 6:41 pm
Today: Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind becoming southwest between 5 and 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Tonight: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. South southeast wind between 6 and 8 mph.
Thursday: A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Southeast wind between 3 and 9 mph.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. North wind at 5 mph becoming west southwest.
Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 56.
Columbus Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Climate Averages for October 6th:
Average High: 83 degrees
Average Low: 50 degrees
Sunrise: 7:09 am
Sunset: 6:41 pm
Sunday, October 3, 2010
weather bulletin
From the National Weather Service as of a few minutes ago:
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.
MOTORISTS ON I-5...HIGHWAY 99...AND OTHER AREA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SOME
SMALL HAIL.
I live east of Chico in the Sierra Nevada foothills and I can see the lightning and hear the thunder from an isolated storm that's over Hamilton City right now and moving rapidly to the north/northeast. If you're out and about this morning, be careful of brief heavy rain and vivid lightning. Otherwise, expect partly sunny conditions later this afternoon as this weather disturbance giving us the showers and thun derstorms currently moves off to the east. High temperatures today will be mild, mainly in the lower 80s. Highs over the next several days will remain in the mid 70s to around 80 degrees. There may be a bit of a warming trend for next weekend, with highs expected to reach the mid 80s. Overnight lows under clear skies the next several days will be in the lower to mid 50s. Enjoy this fall weather!
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE MOVING
INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SACRAMENTO VALLEY FROM THE
SOUTHWEST. THESE SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT
FEW HOURS AND MOVE NORTHEAST OVER THE FOOTHILLS AND MOUNTAINS.
MOTORISTS ON I-5...HIGHWAY 99...AND OTHER AREA STREETS AND
HIGHWAYS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR BRIEF HEAVY RAINS AND POSSIBLY SOME
SMALL HAIL.
I live east of Chico in the Sierra Nevada foothills and I can see the lightning and hear the thunder from an isolated storm that's over Hamilton City right now and moving rapidly to the north/northeast. If you're out and about this morning, be careful of brief heavy rain and vivid lightning. Otherwise, expect partly sunny conditions later this afternoon as this weather disturbance giving us the showers and thun derstorms currently moves off to the east. High temperatures today will be mild, mainly in the lower 80s. Highs over the next several days will remain in the mid 70s to around 80 degrees. There may be a bit of a warming trend for next weekend, with highs expected to reach the mid 80s. Overnight lows under clear skies the next several days will be in the lower to mid 50s. Enjoy this fall weather!
Friday, October 1, 2010
hooray for fall weather!
It continues to get cooler with each passing day. Today's high temperature in Chico was 89 degrees- the first time our high temp has been below 90 in over a week. Guess what? It will continue to get cooler through early next week. Highs will dip into the mid 70s by Monday! Fall is finally here! Of course, what goes down must come up (or something like that), as temps will climb back into the mid 80s by the middle of next week. However, the normal high for the first full week of October is 84 degrees, so it's not too far-fetched to have temperatures be that warm this time of year. In fact, October is a month of transition here in Chico. At the beginning of the month, the normal high is around 85; by the end of the month, we're down to an average of 74 degrees. Average lows go from 51 degrees on October 1st to 44 degrees on October 31st! Wear a coat over that Halloween costume! I'm not implying that we'll see temps like that on Halloween- those are simply the averages (or normals) during the month of October. Two big events happening this weekend are the Home and Garden Show at the Silver Dollar Fairgrounds in Chico and Johnny Appleseed Days in Paradise. It's pretty much a given as to what goes on at a home and garden show, but Johnny Appleseed Days are unique to Paradise. They celebrate the fall apple harvest with an old- fashioned parade, lots of food, and historical re-enactments. This weekend will have excellent weather for a parade. Get out and enjoy! Here's the pleasant fall forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind between 8 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind between 3 and 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind between 3 and 11 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. South wind between 6 and 9 mph becoming calm.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph.
Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East southeast wind between 8 and 10 mph.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81. South wind between 3 and 7 mph.
Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. South southeast wind between 3 and 11 mph.
Monday: Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 54.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
blessed relief coming
After a scorching hot 104 degree high yesterday, today has been ten degrees cooler in Chico. The high temperature so far today has been 94 degrees. Still hot, but not as hot as it has been. Plus, there's good news for those ready for some heat relief- temps will fall back into the 70s by early next week. Whoo-hoo!! This weekend will be the transition, as temps will fall slowly from the mid 90s tomorrow to the mid 80s by Sunday. The temps warm back up into the 80s by the middle of next week, but at least we're done with the triple digit heat for awhile (hopefully for the rest of the year!). Here's the detailed forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind between 5 and 8 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South southeast wind between 5 and 8 mph.
Friday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. West northwest wind around 6 mph becoming south southwest.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind between 7 and 9 mph.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 82.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 55.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 56.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 83.
Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
scorching weather
It has been scorchingly hot all over the state of California the past couple of days. The San Francisco Bay area has seen temps in the 90s and triple digits; Los Angeles recorded its all time record high yesterday of 113 degrees (!); and here in Chico we saw 98 degrees both Sunday and yesterday (Monday). Meanwhile (I sound like a Superfriends episode) the current temperature in Chico is a blistering 103 degrees. Not quite a record, but still abnormally hot. We should be right around 86 degrees for the end of September. Fear not, for cooler weather is on the way! By the latter part of the weekend, we'll see highs only in the lower to middle 80s. Nice! Here are the details from the National Weather Service:
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Take it easy if you have to be outdoors the rest of the week. Take frequent breaks, find some shade, and drink plenty of water.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 65. Light and variable wind.
Wednesday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 101. Northwest wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph.
Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 7 mph becoming east.
Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 95.
Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61.
Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 91.
Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58.
Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85.
Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 81.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 87.
Take it easy if you have to be outdoors the rest of the week. Take frequent breaks, find some shade, and drink plenty of water.
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