Chico, CA 95928 Weather

Butte County7:45 AM PDT39.72°N, 121.81°W

Current conditions

Cloudy
55°
Cloudy
Feels like 55°
High 67°·Low 52°
WindCalm
Humidity100%
Dew point55°
Visibility5.0 mi
Cloud cover67%
UV index0 Low
Sunrise7:25 AM
Sunset6:19 PM

Observed at Chico Municipal Airport · 1 hr ago

Forecast

10-day

  • Thursday

    A chance of rain between 8am and 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely between 2pm and 5pm, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 65 in the afternoon. Southeast wind 2 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Thursday Night

    Rain. Cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. East southeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

  • Friday

    A slight chance of rain before 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 2 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

National Weather Service forecast updated 5 hrs ago.

Hourly

Hourly forecast
  1. Now Partly Sunny 56°
  2. 8 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 57°18%
  3. 9 AM Chance Light Rain 59°27%
  4. 10 AM Chance Light Rain 61°41%
  5. 11 AM Chance Light Rain 62°48%
  6. 12 PM Chance Light Rain 64°53%
  7. 1 PM Chance Light Rain 64°47%
  8. 2 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 64°61%
  9. 3 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 66°60%
  10. 4 PM Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65°66%
  11. 5 PM Light Rain Likely 65°68%
  12. 6 PM Light Rain Likely 66°69%
  13. 7 PM Light Rain 65°84%
  14. 8 PM Light Rain Likely 65°73%
  15. 9 PM Light Rain Likely 64°65%
  16. 10 PM Light Rain Likely 63°61%
  17. 11 PM Chance Light Rain 63°49%
  18. Fri12 AM Chance Light Rain 62°43%
  19. 1 AM Chance Light Rain 61°32%
  20. 2 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 60°20%
  21. 3 AM Chance Light Rain 59°43%
  22. 4 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 59°21%
  23. 5 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 58°21%
  24. 6 AM Slight Chance Light Rain 57°17%

10-day forecast

Details
  1. TonightOct 21 Slight Chance Light Rain Slight Chance Light Rain17%55°
  2. TodayOct 22 Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely Chance Light Rain then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely84%52°67°
  3. FriOct 23 Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny Slight Chance Light Rain then Mostly Sunny17%45°73°
  4. SatOct 24 Sunny Sunny46°76°
  5. SunOct 25 Sunny Sunny48°75°
  6. MonOct 26 Sunny Sunny48°75°
  7. TueOct 27 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny48°75°
  8. WedOct 28 Mostly Sunny Mostly Sunny74°
  9. ThuOct 29 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy49°76°
  10. FriOct 30 Cloudy Cloudy52°78°

Days after the National Weather Service's seven are MET Norway's outlook, a computer model with no forecaster's review.

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Air quality

41
Good
Fine particles (PM2.5)

Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.

Forecast

  • ThuGood

Chico, CA reporting area · 1 hr ago. Data from AirNow (EPA and its state, local and tribal partners); preliminary and subject to change.

Sun & moon

Sunrise 7:25 AM
Sunset 6:19 PM
Daylight 10 h 53 min (−2 min 26 s tomorrow)
Waxing Gibbous · 85% lit
Moonrise 4:24 PM Moonset 3:38 AM
Full moon Oct 26 New moon Nov 9

Almanac

Monthly
Record high86° (2003)
Record low42° (2012)

Cohasset California, records since 1990. Normals 1991–2020. Data from NOAA's Regional Climate Centers (ACIS).

Nearby

Forecasters' discussion

From the National Weather Service office in STO, issued 18 hrs ago

Key Messages

- Scattered showers, thunderstorms, and high elevation snow showers expected through late Thursday.

- Drier weather moves in Friday and into the weekend, with breezy north to east winds Friday.

- Ridge builds in over the weekend, with slight chances for showers in Shasta county.

.DISCUSSION...

...Today through Thursday...

Current radar has a swath of rain and isolated thunderstorms through the Coastal Range down toward the Sierra Foothills. The track is to the north-northwest. We have seen a few lightning strikes over the past couple of hours, but they remain few and far between storms. There are gaps of coverage in the rain as it moves through the area, but HIRES guidance continues to show the swath of rain filling in completely over the next several hours and begin to push toward the north and east as the main upper level system off the coast moves onshore. Instability has been lacking in the latest observations, with only up to 250 J/kg across the Valley, foothills, and mountains. This will likely continue for the rest of the afternoon. Cloud coverage is the key into keeping the instability lower than expected. None the less, moisture content is high and lift is present to development thunderstorms and at least maintain them through this evening. The question remains on if these storms will be able to sustain hail shafts long enough to produce nickel or even quarter size hail. As of right now, we are leaning toward small hail as a possibility and brief gusty winds in the strongest of storms. Brief heavy rain and frequent lightning will also be a hazard to watch out for.

Aviation

Showers and isolated thunderstorms will be possible through the afternoon and into the evening hours, with lowered ceilings. Ceilings should remain VFR, but chances are there for MVFR for all sites post 00z. Best timeframe for thunderstorms will be 2000z through 0400z for all sites. Winds will remain light throughout the day. Areas in and around thunderstorms may see erratic winds, brief moderate rain reducing visibilities and IFR ceilings. Otherwise, we are looking at a lull in activity later tonight around 09-10z through the mid morning hours. During this lull isolated to scattered showers at times for the sites. Near the end of the TAF period thunderstorm chances start to increase once again.

Sto Watches

None.

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