Mar 4, 2012; 8:08 AM ET
Chilly temperatures to start the week in the Northeast will be replaced with springlike warmth by midweek.
In a sure sign that spring is on the way, warm air will expand east across the nation this week.
The warm temperatures will be in stark contrast to the chill and even snow that parts of the East will experience to start the week.
Residents across the Plains won't have to wait long, as 60s and 70s will be realized for afternoon highs on Monday from South Dakota to the Lone Star State. Such temperatures will be on average 10 to 20 degrees higher than experienced on Saturday.
Kansas City and St. Louis will take a run at 70 on Tuesday, with much-needed mild and dry weather replacing cold and snow over tornado-ravaged parts of the Ohio and Tennessee valleys.
The Northeast will have its turn on Wednesday, and especially on Thursday, as the mercury even approaches and eclipses 70 in the big cities along I-95 from Richmond to New York.
From the Plains to the East, the warmth this week will, on average, result in temperatures about 20 degrees above normal, and last about three days before another cooler air mass plows east.
Unlike the weather in the heart of summer, humidity levels will be comfortable. In fact, a refreshing southerly breeze will accompany the warmth in most areas.
March is a changeable month full of wild temperature swings and foul weather.
While mild temperatures have forced millions to shed their jackets on numerous occasions this winter, this warm spell will mark the first real prolonged bout of mild weather since last fall.
Of course, such bouts will become more frequent as we head deeper into spring.
So get out and enjoy it by barbecuing, taking the dog for a walk or playing sports.
Until the chill returns, employers should be on "hooky alert," as the outdoor warmth will tend to have an attracting effect on workers.
Also, did we mention that there's a bug going around your office? Cough, cough.
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