beautiful weekend ahead

Yesterday was absolutely gorgeous, with sunny skies, low humidity, and temperatures in the lower 80s. It was a bit breezy, with northwest winds around 20 mph. The sunshine and warm temperatures should continue through the beginning of next week as high pressure is large and in charge. Winds today will not be as prevalent as yesterday, and highs should be right around where they were yesterday. It'll start to heat up a bit Sunday through Tuesday, with highs in the low to mid 90s. However, there will be no blazingly hot weather for awhile, and that is nice. Here is Chico's seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south between 5 and 8 mph. Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. South southeast wind at 6 mph becoming north. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming northwest between 4 and 7 mph. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. North northwest wind between 5 and 10 mph. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 80. North northwest wind between 13 and 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Saturday Night: Clear, with a low around 55. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 90. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 94. Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 90.

temps slowly warming up this week

Chico received .36" of rain yesterday. Last night Chico experienced a thunderstorm, with lightning, thunder, and brief rainfall. Today we will see none of that as high pressure returns. This will bring back the sunny weather for the next seven days. Temperatures will start out cool, with highs today only in the lower 70s. Temperatures will slowly warm throughout the remainder of this week, eventually reaching average (mid 80s) by Sunday. Here is the seven day forecast for Chico from the National Weather Service: Today: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East southeast wind 6 to 9 mph becoming west northwest. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind between 9 and 13 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. North northwest wind between 8 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. North northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph. Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph. Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Monday: Sunny, with a high near 87.

updated forecast from the National Weather Service

AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY BRINGING PRECIPITATION... LOWERING SNOW LEVELS AND COOLER TEMPERATURES. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY MONDAY. RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ARE LIKELY ACROSS THE REGION. A FEW THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN THE NORTHERN HALF OF THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY LATE IN THE DAY ON MONDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE MOUNTAINS. CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN SIERRA WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE PASSES AS SNOW LEVELS LOWER MONDAY NIGHT. UP TO 5 INCHES OF SNOWFALL MAY OCCUR ALONG THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA CREST WITH AROUND AN INCH OR SO POSSIBLE DOWN TO AROUND THE 5000 FOOT LEVEL. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER MONDAY AND TUESDAY. MOTORISTS ARE ALSO ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR WINTER-LIKE DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH THE HIGH-ELEVATION NORTHERN SIERRA PASSES. Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 60. South southeast wind between 9 and 14 mph. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Monday: Showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 11am. High near 69. South southeast wind between 16 and 21 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Monday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 11pm, then showers likely. Low around 49. South southeast wind between 13 and 16 mph becoming calm. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tuesday: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph becoming west. Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind between 10 and 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Friday: Sunny, with a high near 86. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 85. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 83.

update on the weather forecast for early next week

It looks as though this weather system that will affect us Monday will be a little more potent than previously thought. Gusty winds, valley showers, and mountain snow above 7000 feet will be likely as the storm pivots through. The far northern areas of the state will see the effects first, and precipitation will spread southward late Sunday/ early Monday. High temperatures will go from the low 90s today in Chico to the lower to mid 70s on Monday. Temps will return to seasonal levels by the middle of next week, but we won't see any 90+ degree temps for the next few days (after today). Here is Chico's updated seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 60. South wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. South southeast wind between 5 and 9 mph. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. South southeast wind between 8 and 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Monday: Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. South southeast wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 82. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 87. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57. Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

Special Weather Statement

From the National Weather Service office in Sacramento: AN UNSEASONABLY COOL LATE-SEASON WEATHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA MONDAY AND TUESDAY...BRINGING MARKEDLY COOLER TEMPERATURES...A GOOD CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION FOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS...AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP SIGNIFICANTLY...WITH HIGHS ON MONDAY FALLING BY 15 TO 20 DEGREES FROM THE PREVIOUS DAY AND UP TO 30 DEGREES FROM THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS WEEK. MOUNTAIN RAIN AND SNOW IS LIKELY...WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS IN THE CENTRAL VALLEY. GUSTY WINDS ARE POSSIBLE AS THE SYSTEM MOVES THROUGH...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN. WHILE THIS WEATHER SYSTEM IS STILL SEVERAL DAYS AWAY...CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION IS POSSIBLE OVER THE SIERRA...WITH RAIN CHANGING TO SNOW AT THE PASSES AS SNOW LEVELS DROP. CAMPERS...HIKERS AND OTHER OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS ARE ADVISED TO BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF A DRAMATIC CHANGE IN THE WEATHER FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRA.

showers for Monday?

There may be a chance of showers in the forecast for Monday as a cold front sweeps through our region. This cold front will also bring a brief reprieve from the heat. Yesterday's high in Chico was 95 degrees, and today should be a few degrees hotter (I was wrong about yesterday being the hottest day of the week- sorry!). This weekend looks warm, with tomorrow's high in the low 90s and Sunday's high dipping into the upper 80s. Monday through Wednesday look nice (other than the showers on Monday-personally I don't think it will happen), with temps in the 70s to around 80 degrees. Here is Chico's updated seven day forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny and hot, with a high near 97. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 5 mph. Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 63. North northeast wind around 6 mph becoming calm. Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 93. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph. Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Southeast wind between 3 and 6 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South wind between 6 and 8 mph. Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Monday: A 40 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Monday Night: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Tuesday: A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 81. Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53. Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 85.

hot, then not so hot

Today begins a three day streak of temps above 90 degrees. The hottest day will be tomorrow, with highs in Chico nearing the 100 degree mark. By this weekend, temperatures will be more manageable- mainly in the 80s. A nice cooldown will occur by the beginning of next week, as highs will be in the lower 80s. I have a feeling we will not have a blazingly hot summer. The last time Chico had a really hot summer was in 2006. That summer we saw high temps above 100 degrees for 11 days in a row in late July. Hopefully we will not see that this year. Here is Chico's hot-then-not-so-hot forecast from the National Weather Service: Today: Sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind becoming west northwest around 6 mph. Tonight: Clear, with a low around 58. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph. Thursday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Calm wind becoming south southeast between 4 and 7 mph. Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 65. South southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm. Friday: Sunny and hot, with a high near 96. Light south southwest wind. Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 64. Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54. Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.