It’s said every year because it’s true every year: April showers bring May flowers.

And with more than a week remaining in April, we may be just about through with the wet weather this month.

According to the National Weather Service, the region could see more rain today, before returning to drier and warmer conditions as the current low-pressure system that’s pushing through the state moves out.

“There’s no actionable percentage for rain early next week, but it’s too far out to be really definitive,” said NWS meteorologist Dakari Anderson. “We should see dry weather into the weekend and early next week.”

With high temperatures expected to hover around 70 degrees this weekend, the conditions will be ideal for cranking up those lawn mowers and weed eaters to deal with all the growth brought on by the rain – and get ready for all the flowers on the way.

The Turlock Garden Club is holding its 14th annual Spring Garden Tour on May 2 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at six different Turlock homes. Tickets can be purchased for $25 ($10 for children 12 and under) at The Greenery, 745 E. Olive Ave.

During the first two weeks of April, the Tuolumne River Watershed received 2.88 inches of precipitation, following the second-driest March in history.

“That’s above the 50 percent exceedance for the month, and that’s a great start after seeing that dry period for the tail end of February and going into March,” said Olivia Cramer, Water and Power Resource Planning Department Manager for Turlock Irrigation District. “We need about 3.5 inches more in the watershed to get to those wet exceedance levels in April… Right now, we’re sitting in the exact same position in terms of total accumulation as we were last year at this time, so we’re at 88.6 percent for the date.”

Cramer said the forecast is promising.

“At the last board meeting, our average line was sitting at last year’s value,” she said. “Now, we’re seeing that, even if conditions from today turn dry, we are expecting that we should at least meet or slightly exceed last year’s total accumulations for precipitation. What that indicates to us is that we experienced above-average conditions for that last two-week period.”