It's SPRING! Is the cold gone?

Lots of people are asking about the cold and snow. There is fear in their minds about "the other shoe dropping" as they say. I'm not so sure there is another show to drop. Perhaps what we have here is a one-legged man.

Consider the fact that the days are getting longer. That means more daily sunshine which will quickly warm the atmostphere. Also, as AccuWeather forecaster Henry Margusity points out today, there is virtually no snow on the ground east of the Rocky Mountains. (See the snow cover map at left.) Generally there is snow on the ground this time of year and that keeps the cold air blowing down from the north cold. It's like a refrigerator affect. Well, with no snow to keep the air masses cool, they will continue to moderate, as they have been, as they move across the upper midwest.

So, I would say, don't sit around nervously awaiting a massive cool down and snow storm.  Yeah, temperatures will likely drop back into the 50s for a few days now and then, but that would just be normal for this time of year.

Relax and Enjoy!