getting warmer

The past two days in Chico (yesterday and today) have been cooler than average, with high temps mainly in the mid 60s. Yesterday was also breezy and overcast, with winds from the south gusting to 25 mph. Only a few raindrops fell in Chico yesterday, and this may be our last shot at rain for a long while. The forecast for the next several days is trending much warmer and drier. By the middle of next week we could see high temps around 90 degrees. We'll stay in the mid to upper 80s through much of next week. This weekend will be gorgeous, with sunny skies and highs mainly in the lower 80s. Tomorrow will be breezy, with winds this time out of the northwest gusting to over 30 mph. These winds will help to really warm up those temperatures as this wind direction is a downsloping wind. Here are the particulars in Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Tonight: Isolated showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind between 7 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. Breezy, with a north northwest wind 11 to 14 mph increasing to between 19 and 22 mph. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 51. North northwest wind 17 to 20 mph decreasing to between 7 and 10 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83. North northwest wind between 8 and 10 mph. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 54. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 58. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 82.