A blog about Chico, California's weather and climatology, as well as the city of Chico and its events and happenings.
Saturday, May 4, 2013
statement on the upcoming weather pattern change
From the National Weather Service:
NORTHERLY FLOW BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE PACIFIC
AND A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE GREAT BASIN WILL BRING BREEZY
NORTH WINDS TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL BE OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE STATE AND WILL
LIKELY ELEVATE FIRE DANGER. THE GREAT BASIN LOW IS FORECAST TO
MOVE WESTWARD SATURDAY AFTERNOON BRINGING AN END TO THE BREEZY
NORTH WINDS AND A MAJOR CHANGE TO THE WEATHER PATTERN. MORE
UNSTABLE CONDITIONS WILL BRING A THREAT OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE
MOUNTAINS OVER THE WEEKEND WITH INCREASED CLOUDS AND COOLER
TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE. IT APPEARS THAT INITIALLY...ANY
THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY MAY ONLY CONTAIN VERY LIGHT RAINFALL WHICH
COULD TEMPORARILY INCREASE FIRE DANGER. SLIGHTLY COOLER
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY STILL COOLER
TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS DROPPING TO NEAR NORMAL. THIS
WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE FROM THE NEAR RECORD HIGH
TEMPERATURES EXPERIENCED OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS. ANY MOUNTAIN
THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY SHOULD CONTAIN AT LEAST SOME RAINFALL AS THE
ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO MOISTEN UP.
THE UPPER LOW IS EXPECTED TO ROTATE UP A BIGGER SURGE OF MOISTURE
ON MONDAY. THIS WILL BRING A THREAT OF SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS TO
NEARLY ALL OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. AS WITH ANY
THUNDERSTORMS...MONDAYS STORMS WILL PRODUCE LIGHTNING...GUSTY
WINDS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR HAIL AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN. MOSTLY
CLOUDY SKIES WILL BRING STILL COOLER TEMPERATURES WITH MOST
LOCATIONS MONDAY LIKELY TO SEE DAYTIME HIGHS SEVERAL DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL. THE UNSETTLED AND COOL WEATHER PATTERN IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE AT LEAST THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
IF PLANNING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS BE
PREPARED FOR A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CHANGE. MUCH COOLER
TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY MOST AREAS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR RAINFALL
AND INCLEMENT WEATHER. CHECK BACK FOR UPDATES REGARDING THIS
SPRINGTIME WEATHER SYSTEM.
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