Summer like dryness basically set in here around 4/13 last year and on 4/25 in 2023. And I'd say it happened by 3/31 in 2021. So it's not implausible at all to think we're on the precipice of the Big Dry. Obviously 2022 was different and 2024 was a nice mix of weather patterns and weak systems through the spring. This is another even year, so hopefully that pattern continues.

No sun at all today. After weeks of heat. I guess seeing a day of no sun is okay. But I don't want to see days of rainless gloom.

For sure. When I say hopefully not much rain I mean for the next 7-10 days. There will most definitely be more wet systems in April and May and very likely in June.

Here is today's updated April long range guess. https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/predictions/30day/

Perma ridge starting in April, eh? Sounds like delusional sun-worshippers' dream. Last year, the lowlands saw significant rainstorms/rainy periods in early April, mid April, mid May, and mid/late June. In 2024, early April, late April, mid May, and early June. In 2023, early April, mid/late April, early May, and a couple in mid June. 2022...needs no intro. Spring is still in the early stages. Odds are there will be a good number of "winter-like" rainy days to come before the summer dry season sets in.