As you plan your outdoor activities and family vacations, keep being safe at the forefront of your mind.

Here are several tips from the SHPD for a safe and fun summer.

• When planning a trip, use light timers and notify your local police department of your vacation dates. Ask a neighbor to grab your mail and newspapers.
• Use motion detectors and/or dusk-to-dawn lighting to keep the outside illuminated.
• Inspect all door and window locks, double-hung, casement and sliding windows.
• Lock all first floor doors and windows before bed.
• Trim shrubbery that obsures doors and windows.  This makes it more difficult for an intruder to gain entry.
• Make sure your address is clearly visible from the street for emergency purposes.
• Close and lock the garage door when you are not nearby.  
• License your bicycle through the police department and lock up when unattended.
• Lock your car even while in the garage; keep electronics and valuables out of view.
• Be aware of your surroundings when you bike, walk, or jog.  Stay on well-lit paths, tell someone where you are going, and if possible, carry a cell phone.
• Notify the police department when there is a street light out.
• Install an alarm system, if possible.  

A sunny end to the week is ahead, but with the wind out of the north, temperatures will remain on the cool side. Expect a warmer Saturday with temperatures returning to the mid-to-upper 70s. A warm front lifting across our area will bring showers and storms on Sunday with a few storms lingering into Monday.

TODAY: Mostly sunny. High: 68 Wind: N at 5-10 mph

TONIGHT: Mostly clear. Low: 49 Wind: N at 0-10 mph

SATURDAY: Turning partly cloudy. High: 77

The severe storms that moved through overnight have pushed east. As the cold front moves through this morning, expect the humidity to decrease, but the wind will remain strong into this afternoon. Close to the lakeshore, wind gusts will be upwards of 25-35 mph. Overnight we'll turn partly cloudy with a dry and cool end to the week Friday. The next disturbance will bring a few showers and storms on a much warmer Father's Day, Sunday.

TODAY: Rain ending this morning, otherwise mostly cloudy and breezy. High: 70 Wind: Becoming North at 10-20 mph

TONIGHT: Mostly cloudy. Low: 58 Wind: NW at 10-20 mph

FRIDAY: Partly cloudy with a spotty shower east of Cleveland. High: 70

Have a great Thursday.