Thursday, March 22, 2012

wet and breezy weekend

This weather is frustrating me. We had spring in winter and now are having winter weather in spring. It's a head-scratcher, that's for sure. Today has been breezy but mild in Chico, with sunny periods followed by brief showers, and then back to sunny breaks. The high temperature in Chico today was 63 degrees, a good eight degrees below the average. Get ready for some wet and breezy weather beginning Saturday and lasting into Sunday. A potent weather system will move into Northern California late Friday night, bringing moderate to heavy precipitation into our area by early Saturday. Valley locations could see anywhere from a half an inch to an inch of rain, while the Sierra Nevada could see over six inches of snow above 5000 feet. I'll update my blog as new information becomes available. For now, here's the seven day forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service:

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind around 6 mph becoming northeast.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60. Southeast wind between 5 and 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 40 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Saturday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 53. Southeast wind between 11 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Saturday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 39. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph becoming north northeast. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Sunday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.

Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41.

Monday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57.

Monday Night: A chance of showers. Cloudy, with a low around 41.

Tuesday: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 56.

Tuesday Night: Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 42.

Wednesday: Showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 58.

Wednesday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43.

Thursday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64.

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