This fall could be a little warmer than normal.

Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service indicates the weather outlooks continue to show an above-normal temperature signal for much of Illinois in the fall months.

September is also trending above normal for temperatures and Shimon indicates nearly the entire continental United States is in this signal.

One thing that can change the outlooks is a tropical storm that moves inland and Shimon indicates the later into the tropical storm season you get, the more likely it becomes a tropical storm to make it to the Gulf of Mexico.

Over the next month, Shimon anticipates a La Nina weather pattern setting up. That means we could be in for a warmer than normal, and wetter than normal winter ahead.