The heat of the summer has arrived this week.
On the WHOW Morning Show on Thursday, Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln told Regional Radio the May-like temperatures of the first few weeks of June are going to quickly become a thing of the past as the summer heat sets in.
As heat builds to the west, the mild air remained over the Midwest, but Shimon reminds that is quickly going to change, and next week will be very warm.
High temperatures will primarily be in the 80s over the next week, but could climb to near 90 degrees at times. An unsettled pattern develops, with daily shower and storm chances beginning Thursday evening and continuing into next week. #ILwx pic.twitter.com/fEoEJi9FgY
— NWS Lincoln IL (@NWSLincolnIL) June 11, 2025
According to Shimon, a very slow-moving system is going to create possibilities for rain most of the day Friday, and then some pop-up rains on Saturday.
Stay with us in the days ahead, we'll have more from Shimon on the rest of June and some drought concerns that could build up this summer.
