A typical winter week is likely ahead in central Illinois.

That's according to Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service in Lincoln, who on the WHOW Morning Show Monday, told the Hart Media Group, the highlight of the week will be slight warmups to book-end the week.

Look through the rest of February, Shimon indicates there is an above-normal signal for temperatures. It starts next week when we could see some days in the mid-to-upper 40s.

By the end month, high temperatures start to get into the 40s. Shimon indicates, the last few weeks of February are showing a below normal temperature trend after warm up in the middle of the month.

Heading into the spring, central Illinois could really use some substantial rain, however, there are concerns if we were to get some, as conditions currently stand. We'll have more on that with Shimon later this week at the Hart Media Group.