OROVILLE — The summer heat isn’t going anywhere soon as temperatures are expected to stay over 100 through the week.
“Chico’s looking at triple digits through at least Friday but things will start to cool off by the weekend,” said Sara Purdue, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Sacramento office.
While still low compared to particularly hot weeks earlier this summer, Purdue said Wednesday is expected to be the warmest day with highs at 103 degrees for valley areas such as Chico and Oroville.
Paradise is expected to stay in the mid-90s through the week before dropping to the 80s this weekend.
For wind, Purdue said to expect light breezes starting Wednesday and moving through Thursday with gusts to be between 15 and 20 miles per hour.
Over in Oroville on Monday, summer camp at the Forebay Aquatic Center Summer Camp was in full swing and taking advantage of the water to beat the heat.
Lauren Roskelley oversees the day camp which caters to kids aged seven through 14 and has volunteer opportunities for kids 15 and older.
“Each week we get a different set of kids and they get to come spend Monday through Friday with us,” Roskelley said. “We offer two sessions: a half-day session so they’re able to hang out between 8 a.m. and noon and then a full day that goes until 5 p.m.”
A gaggle of geese stands in the shade near the Forebay in Oroville, California on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024. (Jake Hutchison/Enterprise-Record)
On Monday, the kids had jumped into kayaks and were paddling around the dock near the center.
Meanwhile at Lake Oroville, the California Department of Water Resources continues to slowly release water. DWR spokesperson Jason Ince said 8,000 cubic feet per second is being released of which 6,5000 is being released through the Afterbay outlet with the remainder going through the low flow channel.
“There are no current plans to adjust releases,” Ince said. “Current inflows to the lake have been fluctuating between 2,400 and 3,500 cfs.”
As of 1 p.m. Tuesday Lake Oroville was at 847.29 or 52.71 feet from the top.
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