getting warmer

The past two days in Chico have been fairly typical of what one may encounter for late August- sunny skies and highs in the lower to middle 90s. Those pesky wildfires burning to the northwest and northeast of Chico will give us some smoky, hazy conditions the next few days as daytime temps warm into the middle 90s. A front will pass through the area late this week, bringing no rainfall to the valley but cooling temps down into the 80s both Friday and Saturday. However, highs will warm back into the 90s for Labor Day and the early part of next work (and school) week. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today Areas of smoke after 11am. Sunny, with a high near 95. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable in the afternoon. Tonight Clear, with a low around 58. South southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable. Thursday Areas of smoke before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 56. Southeast wind around 9 mph. Friday Sunny, with a high near 88. South wind around 6 mph. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 54. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 84. Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 58. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 91. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Labor Day Sunny, with a high near 92. Monday Night Clear, with a low around 61. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 93.