--- title: Snow to Fall on First Day of Spring in Parts of U.S. description: Old Man Winter isn't going out without a fight canonical: https://time.com/3751975/snow-weather-northeast-spring-first-day/ author: Maya Rhodan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-20T01:14:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:04:58.207Z article:section: U.S. og:title: Spring hasn't quite sprung for many in the Northeast og:description: The weather is experiencing March Madness, too og:url: https://time.com/3751975/snow-weather-northeast-spring-first-day/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f0b64f370d84f26/6987847f5f570f7940b15d7e/east-coast-water-vapor.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Water vapor map of the eastern U.S. on March 19, 2015. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Spring hasn't quite sprung for many in the Northeast twitter:description: The weather is experiencing March Madness, too twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1f0b64f370d84f26/6987847f5f570f7940b15d7e/east-coast-water-vapor.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # First Day of Spring to Bring Snow to Millions in Northeast ## Video: Is Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather? [Watch (HLS stream): Is Climate Change Causing Extreme Weather?](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LQufbOt9.m3u8) (2:04)  _Published 2013-11-11. Is the frequency of extreme weather events a sign that global warming is gaining pace and exceeding predictions? Climate scientist Bill Patzert explains._ by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 20, 2015 1:14 AM CUT  Water vapor map of the eastern U.S. on March 19, 2015. Water vapor map of the eastern U.S. on March 19, 2015.NASA/NOAA by [Maya Rhodan](/author/maya-rhodan/) ## Maya Rhodan Mar 20, 2015 1:14 AM CUT The calendar may say Friday is the first day of spring, but Old Man Winter isn’t going out that easy. Yet another round of snow is set to strike the Northeast on Friday, with 3 to 6 in. of snow expected to fall between West Virginia and Massachusetts. Parts of Washington and Virginia can expect a mix of rain and snow, according to [Accuweather](http://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/snow-northeast-first-day-of-spring/44054330 "undefined"). The storm is set to have the greatest impact in parts of Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland, where residents could face up to 6 in. of the devil’s dandruff on Friday. [The Weather Channel](http://www.weather.com/storms/winter/news/winter-storm-ultima-northeast-spring-snow-forecast "undefined") reports some parts of New England may also see 3 in. of snow on Friday. Friday’s storm is the cherry on top of a blistery winter for the Northeastern swath of the U.S., particularly for residents of Boston, which has faced its snowiest winter on record in 2014–15 with over [108 in. of snow](http://www.weather.com/news/news/new-england-boston-record-snow-tracker "undefined"). The rest of the world, however, has been feeling the heat. According to the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration, this winter was the [world’s warmest](http://www.weather.com/science/environment/news/warmest-winter-on-record-earth "undefined"). ### See Washington D.C. as a Winter Wonderland  Snow falls at dusk by the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015, Jacquelyn Martin—AP  A snow-plough cleans the snow in front of the US Capitol building in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of Jefferson Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers the Tidal Basin in front of the Washington Memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  A man takes a photo of the snow covered Iwo Jima memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  Snow covers "The Breadline" sculpture at the Franklin D. Roosevelt memorial in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. Mladen Antonov—AFP/Getty Images  A snow-plough cleans the snow on Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House in Washington on Feb. 16, 2015. 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