Gusty, south winds will push our afternoon high into the mid 80s F today. As is usually the case, an approaching cold front is responsible for these southerly winds and the atmosphere will be primed for strong, possibly severe thunderstorms that are expected to arrive tonight.
For now, we'll enjoy an early taste of summer, complete with the recent arrival of summer songbirds. These have included chimney swifts, eastern kingbirds, house wrens, gray catbirds, yellow warblers and, today, chipping sparrows.
Fortunately, the summer heat will be brief and we will drop back into more seasonable conditions after the storm system moves on to the east. By late June, many of us will be ready for autumn weather.
