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HEATING UP, DRYING UP
87-degree weather not good for drought, fire outlook
diablo flowers
As wildflowers bloom on the eastern slopes of Mt. Diablo State Park including California Golden Poppies, grasses and brush are starting to dry.
Spring is just days old, the drought is well into its third year, drying gusty winds are whipping the north state, and temperatures are flirting with the mid-80s.