This Leo season will be hot, hot, hot with lots of fire in the sky (Sun, Jupiter, Chiron, Mercury, and eventually Venus) so expect temperatures to be high because "as above so below." All the planets, but especially Mars, Uranus, and the nodes will be especially active.

Though Venus retrograde is one of the rarest retrogrades (happens only once every 18 months) it's one of the most highly documented astrological phenomenon.