The second half of January has been one for the books as we went from bitter cold to an ice storm to widespread rain across Illinois and now this week we're anticipating a mild stretch.

On the WHOW Morning Show Monday, Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio this week should start what could be a good stretch of above-average temperatures.

Getting to the last half of February, things are trending back to cooler temperatures. Shimon points out we're also trending to below-normal precipitation.

According to Shimon, El Nino continues to have its hand on this winter and the outlook for the next month.

Stay with us tomorrow as we'll have Shimon's recap on January and the wild weather of the last two weeks that saw bitter-cold temperatures, snow, ice, and then substantial rain.