Depending on where you are at in central Illinois, drought could be impacting you.

Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service says there are parts of Illionois that are seeing early signs of drought thanks to very localized precipitation the last few weeks.

Rainfall has been very localized in the last few weeks has been very spotty. Shimon says it could just be within a mile or two of an area receiving rain and another not.

Shimon indicates you have to go back to mid-June to find the most substantial rainfall in central Illinois. While drought is hit-and-miss locally, there are areas in northern Illinois with impactful drought.

After a hot Fourth of July holiday weekend, temperature outlooks show normal trend to the middle of July. Additionally, July is the wettest month of the year but those tend to fall in short bursts.