The start of the high school spring sports season gets underway this week and weather conditions should be ideal.

We saw things cool off after severe weather impacted nearly the entirety of the Bible-belt and corn-belt over the weekend. Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates if you're getting ready for that high school spring sports season, anticipate mild conditions for the first few weeks.

Looking to April, Shimon indicates the above-normal temperature trend sticks around but it comes with an above-normal precipitation signal.

According to Shimon, the three-month spring outlook shows above-normal precipitation and equal chances of above-or-below-normal temperatures.

With the sun staying out longer throughout March, temperatures start to gain and we should see regular highs around 60 degrees by the end of the month.

Looking beyond April, the above-normal precipitation signal stretches all the way to the summer months. Shimon indicates producers are going to be watching closely for those windows of opportunity in the next few months to get that crop in the ground.

We'll hear from Shimon one more time later this week as he gives us a preliminary outlook on the summer.