Wednesday was hot & breezy.  Thursday will be less breezy, but a bit hotter! High pressure continues to gain steam... sending our temperatures up.  Expect the heat to peak Thursday, with highs in the Valley between 101 & 103 degrees......

Temperatures warmed up Tuesday, but it was still a little below average, temperature-wise.  However, it's going to get hot real soon! High pressure is strenthening... which is why we warmed up Tuesday.  Look for high pressure to return our...

This past weekend was very much like October, weather-wise.  Look for the heat of Summer to return real quick. Our unusually strong cool front is moving east, and high pressure will build back in starting Tuesday.  That will help our temperatures...

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Friday was another wonderful day... but even cooler weather is coming Saturday, with plenty of clouds! High pressure continued to weaken, the delta breeze strenthened, and our temperatures continued to cool.  A powerful (for August) cool front will...

Ahhh... now that's more like it.  Thursday turned out much cooler, and expect another big drop in temperatures by Saturday! High temperatures dropped close to 15 degrees on Thursday, due to high pressure weakening, moving south, and a healthy delta...

Wednesday... hottest day of the summer!  But the cooldown begins now. Record highs for just about everyone in the North State Wednesday.  Some notables: Red Bluff, Orland & Corning... 111 (no records for Corning, but that's hot!), Redding...

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Record breaking heat in the North State Tuesday... and we've got more coming Wednesday! Tuesday turned into the hottest day of the year for most of the North State, and we broke record highs, too.  Redding, Red Bluff, Oroville, Mt. Shasta, Hayfork,...

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  Late summer doldrums have set in for many gardeners in Northern California. Not only are the gardeners hot and tired, most of their gardens are looking and feeling that way as well. It is still too hot for most of us to set out cool weather annuals....

It was a hot start to the week... but much cooler weather is headed our way! After a nice weekend with highs in the 80's in the Valley, we warmed up to near 100 Monday.  Quick turnaround!  A breezy north wind (10 to 25 mph) kept fire danger...

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Big changes are coming... first a lot cooler, then much hotter! A powerful (for August) cool front will arrive this weekend.  It should bring a few high clouds, and maybe even a slight chance of a shower in the Siskiyous near the Oregon border. ...

Temperatures warmed up Thursday, returning us to near normal highs for August.  We'll experience a taste of Fall this weekend as temperatures drop dramatically... then return right back to August temperatures by Monday! A powerful (for August) cool...

Wednesday was wonderful, with below normal highs.  Even more cooling will be headed our way this weekend! A dry but potent weather disturbance moving through the North State the past few days has kept our temperatures nice.  It should be gone...

      Is the tomato a fruit? Or is it a vegetable? This year because of a variety of circumstances I did not have a vegetable garden. The biggest reason for not having a garden was, my broken leg. The accident happened in early...

Tuesday was a nice day in the Valley, as temperatures cooled down and southerly breezes picked up.  Look for the nice weather to continue through the weekend! A fairly dry but potent weather disturbance arrived in northern California Tuesday, cooling...

It was a toasty start to the workweek... but cooler weather is on the way! Hot temperatures in parts of the North State Monday, with Redding reaching 104, Weaverville/Hayfork 101, Red Bluff 100, & Quincy 98.  It was cooler in the Valley...

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Friday the 13th wasn't that unlucky for us, weather-wise, as we saw pretty nice weather across the North State.  Warmer weather is on tap by next week. High pressure is slowly returning to the North State, warming our temperatures up.  However......

  About this time every summer, home gardeners are harvesting a bounty of garden fresh tomatoes....but, there are times when the crop is not as bountiful or as perfect as the gardener expects it to be. Tomatoes are a much more specialized crop...

Wow!  What a cool day Wednesday was, with highs around 10 degrees below normal.  However, it can't last (this is August, after all).  The warmup begins Thursday. A potent August cool front (how often do you hear that?  Not often!)...