Chico heat

Chico used to have a minor league baseball team named the "Heat," and we'll be feeling the heat by late this weekend. Today will be mild, as a trough of low pressure skirts by us, bringing heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest. Highs today under sunny skies will be around 85 degrees. Temperatures will warm up after today, with upper 80s for tomorrow and lower to middle 90s by Saturday. Sunday and Monday look to be the hottest of the next seven days, with highs pushing the century mark. By Tuesday and Wednesday, look for cooler temperatures (relatively speaking, of course), with highs backing off into the lower to middle 90s. It's not unusual in September to see highs pushing the century mark. We here in Northern California see it most every year. September is usually the San Francisco Bay area's hottest month on average, for example. We don't see consistent fall-like temperatures until late October. I can't wait until then! Here's Chico's hot seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today Sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Tonight Clear, with a low around 61. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight. Friday Sunny, with a high near 89. Northwest wind 7 to 10 mph. Friday Night Clear, with a low around 63. North northwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm in the evening. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 93. North wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the morning. Saturday Night Clear, with a low around 64. Sunday Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Sunday Night Clear, with a low around 65. Monday Sunny and hot, with a high near 98. Monday Night Clear, with a low around 66. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 94. Tuesday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 63. Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 92.