We'll start the week with normal temperatures for this time of the year in central Illinois but things will cool off as rain rolls through in the mid-week.

Monday on the WHOW Morning Show, Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio there's a cold front rolling through to bring some significant rainfall to central Illinois.

March was extremely wet and while it started out looking like it might be a great weather month, Shimon says we saw some very cold days that created another rollercoaster for weather throughout March.

Shimon indicates we should start to see more normal temperatures for this time of the year once we get passed this week as a strong signal is showing above-normal temperatures and precipitation for this month.

In years past, we've seen snow on Easter Sunday. Shimon says don't jump the gun on putting that shovel away just yet although he's not seeing any trends to suggest needing it in April.

As we head into May and June, the precipitation trend is dropping off to more normal but above-normal temperature signals are remaining strong through the summer.