Need to replace the roof?  Paint the house?  Do it this week. The forecast shows nothing but sunny days and starry nights through Saturday. Credit a "back-door" cold front - one that moves into the region from the northeast instead of the northwest as it flows around the right side of a high-pressure system. The front, and the high pressure, will provide all the clear, dry air we could ask for during the balance of this week.

The price we pay will be unseasonably cool temperatures - in the low to mid 60s for the most part, with overnight lows close to 40 degrees. That's maybe 5 degrees below the average for this time of year at BWI.

Whatever you choose to do with this fine stretch of Maryland spring weather, get it done by Saturday. Sunday's forecast looks showery, which can only add needed moisture to this month's welcome precipitation surplus.

Me? I plan to conserve gasoline by cutting the out-of-control grass at my place (with my trusty battery-powered mower), then hang my hammock and plant myself in it with a book. You?