How odd is it to think that normal or even slightly below normal summer temperatures in Fresno would be a cause for celebration?

But after the hottest July ever and a blistering start to August, the forecast for this week is reason enough to shout “whoo-hoo!”

For the next seven days at least, we will be spared the triple-digit temperatures that turned Fresno into a blast furnace earlier this summer, meteorologist Antoinette Serrato told GV Wire on Tuesday.

And the even better news — overnight lows will drop into the mid to upper 60s, which means you can turn off the AC that’s costing you big bucks and fling open your windows to get some of Mother Nature’s free air-conditioning.

“There are pretty high probabilities that we are going to be under 70 degrees for a low, which will be a nice bit of relief from what y’all are seeing up there (in Fresno),” Serrato said. “Anything below 70, it actually allows for a decent cooldown and adequate cooldowns for most areas. So it’s good that the temperatures are going back down, especially those lows.”

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Enjoy Cooler Days and Nights

The high Tuesday and Wednesday for Fresno is forecast at 97, 95 on Thursday, 96 on Friday, 95 on Saturday and Sunday, 96 on Monday, and 97 on Tuesday, Serrato said.

The overnight lows will be 67 early Wednesday, 66 on Thursday and Friday, 67 on Saturday, 65 on Sunday, 66 on Monday, and 67 on Tuesday, she said.

A trough of low pressure pushing in from the coast with cooler temperatures also will create wind gusts of 10 to 15 miles per hour in the afternoons, which can raise the danger of grass fires, Serrato said.

How long will this normal to slightly-below-normal weather last? The longer-range forecast of eight to 14 days shows a 31% to 40% change of slightly hotter than normal temperatures, she said.