Dry spell to end as showers, cooler temperatures move in. Get Bill Steffen's forecast

Low humidity, breezy conditions and abundant sunshine are rapidly drying topsoil.

In early June, the sun can evaporate 0.15 to 0.25 of an inch of water per day from moist loam soil under average conditions. That equates to roughly 1 gallon of water from every 6-10 square feet of exposed soil. Evaporation rates increase further when temperatures rise well above average, as forecast later this week.

The dry stretch is likely to end today as showers and thunderstorms develop.

5-day forecast

• Friday: Variable cloudiness, breezy and not as warm with a thunderstorm. High of 71 degrees. Tonight, cloudy with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm. Low of 60 degrees.
• Saturday: Variable cloudiness with a high of 73 degrees. In the evening, partly cloudy with a low of 57 degrees.
• Sunday: Partly sunny and warmer with a high of 81 degrees. In the evening, partly cloudy with a low of 61 degrees.
• Monday: Very warm with times of clouds and sun. High of 83 degrees. In the evening, cloudy warm and humid with a couple of showers and a thunderstorm, mainly early. Low of 66 degrees.
• Tuesday: Cloudy and humid with a couple of thunderstorms. High of 79 degrees. In the evening, expect a thunderstorm; otherwise, mostly cloudy. Low of 65 degrees.

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