good news, bad news weather

The past two days in Chico have been cooler as far as temperatures are concerned, with 85 degrees for the high on Monday and 90 degrees yesterday. That's the good news; the bad news is we have seen hazy, smoky conditions thanks to the cooler southerly flow carrying smoke from a fire northwest of Fresno. So, we get the cooler temps, but it comes at the cost of increased air pollution. Those with asthma and other breathing issues will have to stay indoors due to the increased smoke and haze. The smoke is around 3000-4000 feet up in the atmosphere, so we can't smell any smoke, but we can definitely see it. Hopefully this weather pattern will only persist a few more days. Air flow should switch to the north by this weekend, clearing out the smoke and warming the temperatures into the mid 90s by early next week. Here are the specifics for Chico the next seven days courtesy of the National Weather Service: Today Widespread haze before 11am. Patchy smoke before 11am. Sunny, with a high near 91. South wind 5 to 9 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind 7 to 9 mph. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 87. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Thursday Night Clear, with a low around 59. East wind around 8 mph. Friday Sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Friday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 61. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 90. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 92. Sunday Night Clear, with a low around 60. Monday Sunny, with a high near 94. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 60. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 95.