For much of December, outlooks for January were showing above normal temperature trends with above-normal precipitation trends.

The above normal temperature prediction has been removed from the Climate Prediction Center and Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates early January is showing below normal temperature trends which means things could be a bit warmer on the back end of the month.

While the January outlook has changed, Shimon indicates the rest of the winter outlooks are remaining the same with above normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation. He says that could mean lots of wintry mixes and then warm-ups.

It's not unusual to start to see temperatures increase in early February. According to Shimon, the weather tends to lag about 30 days behind the increase in sunlight that warms the earth.

Shimon notes the March, April and May predictions are also still calling for above-normal temperatures and above-normal precipitation so the only outlook that has really changed is the January outlook.