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Chico, CA weather

It is 57°F and clear at Chico Municipal Airport as of Oct 27, 9:15 PM PDT. Tonight: Clear, low near 44°F. Forecast from the National Weather Service, issued Oct 27, 9:01 PM PDT.

Updated Oct 27, 11:18 PM PDT (snapshot)

Current conditions

Temperature

57°F

Clear

Wind

Calm

Humidity 55% · dew point 41°F

Pressure · visibility

—

Visibility 10 mi

Observed at Chico Municipal Airport (KCIC), Oct 27, 9:15 PM PDT. Station readings can lag or be missing.

Alerts for this area

No active NWS alerts cover the Chico forecast zone right now.

Around the NWS STO forecast area

No active alerts in zones served by the STO office near Chico.

From the alert snapshot of Oct 28, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT. California has 8 active alerts: see them all.

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Next 24 hours

Hourly forecast for Chico (local time)
TimeTempForecastPrecip. chanceWind
Tue 11 PM51°FClear0%NNE 2 mph
Wed 12 AM50°FClear0%N 2 mph
Wed 1 AM49°FClear0%N 2 mph
Wed 2 AM48°FClear0%N 3 mph
Wed 3 AM48°FClear0%N 5 mph
Wed 4 AM46°FClear0%N 5 mph
Wed 5 AM45°FMostly Clear0%N 5 mph
Wed 6 AM45°FSunny0%N 5 mph
Wed 7 AM44°FSunny0%N 5 mph
Wed 8 AM44°FSunny0%NNW 5 mph
Wed 9 AM49°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 10 AM55°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 11 AM61°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 12 PM64°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 1 PM68°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 2 PM70°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 3 PM71°FSunny0%NW 6 mph
Wed 4 PM72°FSunny0%NW 5 mph
Wed 5 PM71°FSunny0%NW 3 mph
Wed 6 PM69°FMostly Clear0%NW 2 mph
Wed 7 PM65°FMostly Clear0%NNE 2 mph
Wed 8 PM59°FMostly Clear0%NE 3 mph
Wed 9 PM56°FMostly Clear0%ENE 2 mph
Wed 10 PM54°FMostly Clear0%NE 2 mph

Hourly values come from the NWS gridded forecast for the 2.5 km grid square that covers the city's center point. Conditions elsewhere in Chico can differ.

7-day forecast

Tonight

Low 44°F

Clear, with a low around 44. North wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday

High 72°F·Low 46°F

Sunny, with a high near 72. North northwest wind around 6 mph.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 3 mph.

Thursday

High 68°F·Low 45°F

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. South southwest wind 1 to 6 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. East southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.

Friday

High 69°F·Low 46°F

Sunny, with a high near 69.

Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.

Saturday

High 65°F·Low 42°F

A slight chance of rain after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

Saturday Night: A slight chance of rain before 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.

Sunday

High 68°F·Low 45°F

Sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.

Monday

High 70°F·Low 48°F

Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Tuesday

High 70°F

A slight chance of rain after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 70.

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About this forecast

Forecast office
Chico is served by the National Weather Service STO forecast office, forecast zone CAZ146, county zone CAC007.
Location used
The Census Bureau's internal point for Chico (39.7590, -121.8177), in Butte County. Population: 102,911 (2024 estimate), number 72 of the 296 California cities on this site.
Radar
Nearest NWS radar: KBBX. View it on radar.weather.gov.

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Sources

  • Forecast, hourly forecast, observations and alerts: National Weather Service API, api.weather.gov/points/39.759,-121.8177 (forecast issued Oct 27, 9:01 PM PDT).
  • Official forecast page: forecast.weather.gov.
  • City location and population: U.S. Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates and 2024 Gazetteer files.
  • Snapshot taken Oct 28, 2026. The NWS and Census Bureau do not endorse OpenForecast.

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