Where are you Spring?

With March just around the corner and current balmy 24 degrees outside, we felt it was time to go looking for some good news.

Good News # 1: Tom Skilling predicts 30's for the next week!

News We Already Knew About # 1: A quick perusal of the WGN weather blog led us to the nifty fact that this season's snowfall is almost double a regular season's. Yikes! No wonder we started researching the spring.

Good News # 2: El Nino is back! According to the National Weather Service, El Nino is expected to impact the Northern Hemisphere through the spring. For the Great Lakes region, the expected impact is below-average precipitation (woo-hoo) and above-average temperatures (double woo-hoo) this spring.

Turning to the pinnacle of long range weather forecasts, we consulted the Old Farmer's Almanac.

Good News # 2 again: The almanac concurs with the NWS, below-average precipitation and above-average temperatures for April and May. This is particularly good news for all those lucky people who are starting their lessons in April.

The prediction for summer is a little bit of the good with the bad. June - August temperatures are predicted to be below normal. If you like the hot weather, you're out of luck this year. However, we're also predicted to get slightly less precipitation than average. After last season's wet spring and summer, it's time to do a little dance. Or not, if you think that might bring some rain.

What's your 2010 weather prediction?