Conditions will be dry over the District today with the first 90 degree day of the year for many over the plains. For comparison the 1st 90 degree day last year occurred on the 5th of May. The normal high for today is 85 degrees and the record for the date is 98 degrees. Higher elevations of the foothills and Palmer Divide will only warm into the 80’s. Winds will be breezy at times, varying from SW to SE at 10-20mph with occasional higher gusts. Winds will weaken this evening with overnight lows reaching the mid 50’s to around 60.

STORM RAINFALL POTENTIAL AND DURATION: No precipitation today and tonight.

A LOOK AHEAD: Temperatures will lower a few degrees on Tuesday with afternoon highs on the plains in the 80’s to around 90. Conditions will remain dry for another day then a cold front will move through on Wednesday and re-introduce a good chance for late afternoon and evening thunderstorms along with cooler temperatures. The solstice is Wednesday the 21st and will be the first official day of summer.