nice and dry

It has been chilly this morning in Chico, with the airport reporting a low of 32 degrees, while the university farm south of town logged a low of 26 degrees! Brrr! Look for dry and sunny conditions the rest of the week, along with a slow warming trend. Lows temps will warm from the mid 20s into the mid 30s by next week; highs will moderate from the low 50s into the mid and even upper 50s by this weekend. No rain is expected through the middle of next week. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, sunny, with a high near 54. Northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Tonight Widespread frost, mainly after 4am. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 24. Northeast wind around 6 mph. Thursday Widespread frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 53. North northeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the morning. Thursday Night Patchy frost after 10pm. Otherwise, partly cloudy, with a low around 25. Calm wind becoming north northeast 5 to 7 mph in the evening. Friday Areas of frost before 10am. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 52. North northeast wind 3 to 6 mph. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Saturday Partly sunny, with a high near 52. Saturday Night Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Sunday Mostly sunny, with a high near 54. Sunday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 34. Monday Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Monday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. Tuesday Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.