cooler weather for the weekend

I'm back! I've been dealing with an internet service outage for the past several days which has kept me from posting on my blog. It has been solved and now I can resume blogging about my favorite interest- the weather. The cool down we were expecting for this week never really happened as high temperatures have remained in the mid 90s all this week. However, fingers crossed, we will begin to see highs that are actually below normal beginning this weekend. Oh, another thing we've been dealing with this week- smoke from no less than five major fires burning to the north, northwest, and northeast of Chico. Monday was the worst day for the smoke, as it did not lift all day, causing both visibility and air quality problems. The smoky conditions have improved today with an increased southerly flow, which has allowed the smoke from these wildfires to blow off to the north of us. Hopefully (again, fingers crossed) this will persist through the weekend. One major event (well, more like a series of events under one big event) is Chico Pridefest this weekend. From a dance show at the Chico Women's Club tomorrow night, to the annual Chico AIDS Walk Saturday morning, to the Pridefest itself starting at 10 am Saturday, and wrapping up with a pancake brunch at Children's Park Sunday morning, there is much to celebrate in the LGBTQ+ community. I'm really impressed with the relatively small but powerful LGBTQ+ community in Chico; it has grown by leaps and bounds in the ten years I have lived here. I will be at the AIDS Walk and will also attend the Pridefest this weekend. It should be lovely weather for these happenings. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Tonight Clear, with a low around 61. South southeast wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Friday Sunny, with a high near 94. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 59. South southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 91. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 58. Southeast wind 8 to 10 mph. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 89. Sunday Night Clear, with a low around 61. Monday Sunny, with a high near 88. Monday Night Clear, with a low around 63. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 89. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 90. Wednesday Night Clear, with a low around 64. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 92.