The unofficial start to summer is ushered in this weekend with the Memorial Day holiday. This year, that will also mean some summer type conditions. May has been much warmer than normal following an April which was much cooler than average says State Climatologist Jim Angel...

 

 

 

 

Angel says the rest of May should be warm and dry for most of Illinois with temps staying in the mid to upper 80s.  The first official day of summer is June 21.