back to the grind

It's back to the grind this week as people head back to work and school after a nice three day weekend. The weather this past weekend in Chico was also nice, with mid 80s Saturday, upper 80s yesterday, and lower 90s today. The smoke from the North Pass and Chips fires has deluged the northern Sacramento Valley today, reducing visibility across the area. Hopefully the smoky air will not dominate the weather the next several days. High temps the next seven days will be mainly seasonal (lower 90s), although we may see mid 90s a couple of days this coming week. For all intents and purposes, though, summer is over. Now I can look forward to the cooler autumn weather ahead! However, that usually doesn't come in Chico until about mid to late October. Until then, it's summer seasonal lag. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Tonight Clear, with a low around 57. South wind around 6 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 95. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind. Wednesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56. East wind 3 to 5 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 91. Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 55. Friday Sunny, with a high near 92. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 56. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 95. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 56. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 91. Sunday Night Clear, with a low around 56. Monday Sunny, with a high near 91.