Early heat wave a bad sign?

Are we in for a really bad fire season come fall? It certainly feels that way. When coastal cities like San Luis Obispo reach triple digits in April, that's not a good sign for the summer (when it really gets hot).

Most years, the hills in this area are wildly alive with colors and most of the growth is still very deeply green. Not so this time around. We've already got the small brush fires popping up around SoCal and we aren't anywhere near July. We didn't get a much rain as we typically do and the hillsides are already wilting under the early hot temperatures.

It's going to get interesting I fear...