breezy and cooler

The past few days in Chico have seen highs in the low to mid 80s with a mix of sun and clouds. It will be cooler and breezy today and tomorrow, as a weak cold front moves through the area. This cold front will bring a few inches of snow to the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada, but no rain to our area. Expect mostly sunny skies today, along with north winds to around 20 mph and plenty of sunshine. Highs today will only be in the lower to mid 70s. Our average high this time of year is 83 degrees, but we won't be anywhere near that the next seven days. Mild autumn weather will be the rule, with sunshine and highs in the mid 70s through early next week. Overnight lows will be in the upper 40s. That will encourage the trees in Chico to advance their fall colors! I'm going to need to start taking pics of the fall foliage as peak color may happen by the end of the month- about two weeks earlier than usual. Enjoy this stretch of fall weather! Here's Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Tonight Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph becoming light west northwest after midnight. Thursday Sunny, with a high near 73. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming south in the afternoon. Thursday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48. East wind 5 to 7 mph. Friday Sunny, with a high near 74. Light and variable wind. Friday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Saturday Sunny, with a high near 75. Saturday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 75. Sunday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Columbus Day Sunny, with a high near 76. Monday Night Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Tuesday Sunny, with a high near 76.