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Near-idyllic spring days usher in the Wasatch Front's new work week, but southern Utahns are already in full dress rehearsal for summer weather.
After Monday's highs in the mid-70s, Tuesday brings sunny morning skies to the Salt Lake and Tooele Valleys, turning partly cloudy in the afternoon. Wednesday, again sunny in the morning and cloudy in the afternoon, will see the mercury climb into the mid-80s — though thunderstorms are expected by nightfall.
Perfect weather for reflection. Lao Tzu, the founder of Taoism, observed that, "Sitting quietly, doing nothing, spring comes, and the grass grows by itself."
Of course, eventually you will have to (carefully) mow that grass before it becomes an unintended wildlife refuge where small dogs go missing and feral cats and other ornery critters abound. Still, you should be fine for a day or two's contemplation. Enjoy.
However, in Utah's Dixie spring is so passé, despite what the calendar states about it not being official summer until June 21. The redrocks and high deserts will soar into the mid-90s on Tuesday, up about 5 degrees from Monday. Wednesday promises southern Utahns upper-90s, continuing sunny skies forecast through the midweek.
The Utah Division of Air Quality puts a damper on all that climatological bliss. Air quality grades statewide were a degraded "yellow," or moderate for particulate pollution levels through Tuesday.
The Intermountain Allergy & Asthma website rated mulberry at "high" on its pollen index as of Monday, but other allergens were at "low" levels or did not register.
For more extensive forecast information visit the Tribune's weather page at http://www.sltrib.com/news/weather/.
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