Bad Hair Day Alert

The past couple of days in Chico have been beautiful, with sunny skies, low humidity, and mild temperatures in the lower 80s (we should see highs around 88 degrees on average for early June). This nice, fairly calm weather is about to go buh-bye beginning tomorrow. Low pressure over the Pacific Northwest will begin to exit the area and high pressure will build in behind it. This will cause a strong pressure gradient, resulting in wind speeds of up to 45 mph from the northwest in the Sacramento Valley tomorrow. In addition, these winds will really dry out the air, resulting in humidities in the 10-15% range. As a result, both a Red Flag Warning and a Wind Advisory are up for tomorrow. The Red Flag Warning is for high fire danger and is in effect from 11 am until 10 pm tomorrow. The Wind Advisory is for (you guessed it) strong winds gusting between 25-40 mph, with locally higher gusts. It is in effect from 8 am until 10 pm tomorrow. Hence the reason I have personally issued a Bad Hair Day Alert for tomorrow. Wear lots of hair spray or just say "Screw it" and let that hair blow naturally! Oh, and it's going to get hot next week. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s for Monday and Tuesday. Temperatures will moderate a bit mid-week. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Tonight: Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind between 9 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Breezy, with a north northwest wind between 18 and 24 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. North northwest wind 18 to 21 mph becoming west southwest 9 to 12 mph. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South southeast wind 10 to 14 mph becoming north northwest. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Sunday Night: Clear, with a low around 59. North wind between 7 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Monday Night: Clear, with a low around 63. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 95. Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 61. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 92. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 88. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86.