Now that our Mother's Day storm is in the books, we can look forward to warmer spring and almost summer-like weather ahead. A strong upper-level ridge over the Eastern Pacific will strengthen as it builds eastward over the West Coast, leading to a progressive warming trend through the weekend. Expect a 20-degree jump in temperatures on Wednesday as highs reach the lower to mid-60s. Northerly winds continuing around 5-15 mph with gusts to 20 mph possible at times. Daytime highs will climb into the lower 70s by Thursday and Friday, while overnight lows cool to the 30s, winds will remain light offshore 5-10 mph. Couldn't ask for a better Mother's Day forecast as highs top out in the mid to upper 70s over the weekend, even nearing 80 degrees on Sunday and Monday with relatively light & variable winds. High pressure will begin to break down by the middle of next week as a Pacific trough pushes inland to our north, but for now, we'll keep the forecast dry with above-normal temperatures. Looking further out, May-June are ordinarily 2 of our driest months across Socal until we hit monsoon season in July (officially begins June 15th), though our moisture usually arrives around the July 4th holiday. With the development of El Niño, we could have an abundance of tropical moisture to work with this summer from what should be an active East Pac hurricane season, leading to a more active monsoon season across the Desert Southwest. Even the potential for remnant systems to be drawn northward across the region later in the summer. If all goes according to plan, we should have an unseasonably wet summer with more afternoon thundershowers than usual July-September, but it's weather and things can change, stay tuned for more!