Over the next ten days or so, temperatures are expected to be normal for this time of the year. 

Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln indicates temperatures this time of the year are in the mid-to-upper 80s, and that's where we'll set up in central Illinois for the next several days.

Not only is July the warmest month of the year, but it is also the wettest month of the year. Shimon indicates nearly five inches of rain fall in July, and some of that can come in very short bursts.

According to Shimon, often times the heat of the summer oscillates through the country but he notes that it is not something showing up in the outlooks.

Slight precipitation chances are being forecasted for this week in central Illinois. Temperatures should hover in the mid-to-upper 80s most of the week.