A mild week in Illinois is going to be proceeded by a very hot weekend and likely a hot finish to August. 

On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, John Bumgardner at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio this should be a very mild week with minimal chances of rain.

After this week, things get hot and they are appearing to stay hot. Bumgardner says the outlooks are showing excellent chances for above-normal temperatures until the end of the month.

Getting into September, outlooks are showing equal chances of above or below-normal precipitation and temperatures. 

Bumgardner says one positive of August so far is the early rains of the month are going a long way to ease drought conditions. We'll hear more from him this week on Regional Radio News.