Summer Temps Trimmed Back Some

I was out of town for the holiday weekend, and I was surprised how hot things got here Friday and Saturday.

• Thursday's High: 84
• Friday's High: 87
• Saturday's High: 87
• Easter's High: 84
• Today's Forecast: 86

A front will ease into the area late today helping to trim highs back a bit the rest of the week.

• Tuesday's Forecast: 79
• Wednesday's Forecast: 75
• Thursday's Forecast: 75
• Friday's Forecast: 76
• Saturday's Forecast: 74

That will keep us a few degrees above normal, but not in the "hot" range.

Part of the run-up in numbers can be attributed to how dry things are. We are now over 7 inches below normal during what should be the wettest part of the year. And we have a couple of chances to get a little wet this week. First system to move through should produce some scattered storms on Wednesday. (A few could be locally strong to possibly severe, but no big outbreak expected.) Another front zips through Friday evening to Friday night with scattered storms lasting through early Saturday morning.

Right now everything is in full bloom, and if you're not an allergy sufferer things couldn't be better. Although we could use a little wetter.