Monday's severe weather has brought with it a slight cool-down in central Illinois. 

Ed Shimon with the National Weather Service in Lincoln explains that we should see some rain in the late hours of Tuesday night, however from there things should become a little more peaceful. We will also see slightly lower temperatures than we have in recent weeks. 

Shimon explains that the drop in temperatures compared to April is due to a shift in air pressure. Monday's low-pressure storm system has cleared the way for cool air from Canada to be pushed down to the Midwest. 

The on-and-off rain of the last month prompted Shimon to put out a call to join the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow network, or CoCoRaHS. This entails using a rain gauge to provide daily updates of the total rainfall at your home. 

We'll have more with Shimon in the days ahead on the May outlooks for central Illinois, and the latest drought conditions, or lack thereof. Learn more at weather.gov/Lincoln or find the National Weather Service on Facebook and X.