It's going to be a soggy finish to April in central Illinois.

That's according to Ed Shimon at the National Weather Service, who told the Hart Media Group there is an indication the end of April is going to be very wet.

April is already above normal for precipitation, and with more on the way, easing the drought that lingered from a dry winter may just diminish.

The running joke of ever-changing weather in Illinois is largely due to competing air masses during this season of change. Shimon indicates that this is why one day we can go from 70, even 80 degrees, and drop into the 30s in just a matter of hours.

The amount of daylight continues to increase each day in April as well. Shimon reminds the sun's energy will continue to warm the atmosphere the closer we get to May and June. We'll have more with him on the summer outlooks coming up in the next few days at the Hart Media Group.