Springlike weather on horizon after early April snowstorms

SALT LAKE CITY — Ditch the shovels and pull out the garden hose. Spring-like weather will be here in just a few days. “After Thursday, we’re going to have a very steady warming trend,” said Monica Traphagan, senior meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Salt Lake City. “In fact, this weekend, we’ll have temperatures anywhere from the mid-60s to around 70, which is above normal for this time of year.” The typical temperature for this time of year is in the 50s, Traphagan said, far from the heavy snowstorms felt across Northern Utah this weekend. A winter storm warning…