Warmer air is on the way in central Illinois.

After a damp and cool weekend, temperatures should gradually warm up this week as we usher in October. Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates the remnants of Hurricane Helene will move out and warm and dry air will move back in.

According to Shimon, October is trending dry overall - a welcome outlook for producers hoping to make some headway in the fields this fall. There is a wet signal later in October. 

Temperatures through October gradually drop and by the end of the month are about 15 degrees cooler on average.

Stay with us later this week as Shimon breaks down how September finished out for temperatures and moisture.