It's been a cold, wet spring and the National Weather Service says we have been stuck in a weather pattern where northwest weather patterns are hitting the Midwest.
Chris Miller with the National Weather Service in Lincoln says we're about a month behind in the traditional weather patterns as we right now, are seeing patterns normal for late February and early March.
Miller says there will be a little warm air that gets to central Illinois but it is quickly followed by a cold spell and he is predicting this pattern continuing for at least another two weeks.
Miller predicts the current weather pattern delaying planting and says going through the rest of month, it looks like the cold weather pattern should continue.
He expects heat that is building up in the southwest will start to build up to the midwest and near the Rockies but that could be into May and we could see a situation where we avoid spring and go right into summer.
