--- description: While several states will enjoy warmer weather this weekend—escaping the freezing temperatures that have had millions of Americans bundling up all winter—the respite will be brief as a cold front and possible snowstorms could emerge by the middle of next week title: Warmer Weather Is Coming, But Not for Long image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c9344686d238df8/6986846f06f2c1387a32dc1e/rtr3g5bt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [weather](/tag/weather/) ## weather Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Warmer Weather Is Coming, But Not for Long by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2014 7:12 PM CUT  Chris Schueller and daughter Hope photograph themselves in front of a 50-foot snowman named "Granddaddy" in Gilman, Minnesota, March 6, 2014. Chris Schueller and daughter Hope photograph themselves in front of a 50-foot snowman named "Granddaddy" in Gilman, Minnesota, March 6, 2014.Eric Miller—Reuters by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 7, 2014 7:12 PM CUT Swaths of the Midwest, northeast and the Plain states will begin to see [warmer weather](http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/coast-guard-cape-disappointment/video/midwest-attempts-a-warm-up-45309 "undefined") this weekend, escaping the freezing temperatures that have had millions of Americans bundling up all winter. Temperatures will tick up into the 40s across much of the East Coat. The respite will be brief, however, as a cold front and potential snowstorms will emerge and move to the northeast by the middle of next week, the [Weather Channel](http://www.weather.com/tv/tvshows/coast-guard-cape-disappointment/video/midwest-attempts-a-warm-up-45309 "undefined") reports. The NOAA’s U.S. National Ice Center says North America has seen the third-highest amount of snow this winter since records began in 1966, [_USA Today_](http://www.wusa9.com/story/weather/2014/03/06/north-america-snow-cover/6114895/ "undefined")reports. After a couple more cold blasts, the end is finally in sight for millions who have become all too familiar with the dreaded Polar Vortex. Temperatures could rise over the next few months due to the El Niño weather system. The El Niño can occur every 2-7 years, according to the [Weather Channel](http://www.weather.com/news/el-nino-enso-warming-ocean-pacific-drought-hurricane-20140306 "undefined"), when weaker winds allow warmer water around the equator in the Pacific Ocean to emerge, changing up the climate across the globe, particularly helping drought-stricken areas like California. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/15899/warmer-weather-is-coming-but-not-for-long/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/15899/warmer-weather-is-coming-but-not-for-long/"},"headline":"Warmer Weather Is Coming, But Not for Long","datePublished":"2014-03-07T19:12:37.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:39:02.023Z","description":"While several states will enjoy warmer weather this weekend—escaping the freezing temperatures that have had millions of Americans bundling up all winter—the respite will be brief as a cold front and possible snowstorms could emerge by the middle of next week","url":"https://time.com/15899/warmer-weather-is-coming-but-not-for-long/","keywords":["weather"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c9344686d238df8/6986846f06f2c1387a32dc1e/rtr3g5bt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Alex Rogers","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/alex-rogers/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8c9344686d238df8/6986846f06f2c1387a32dc1e/rtr3g5bt.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Mother and daughter photograph themselves in front of 50 foot snowman in Minnesota","caption":"Mother and daughter photograph themselves in front of 50 foot snowman in Minnesota","creditText":"Eric Miller—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/weather/","name":"weather"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/15899/warmer-weather-is-coming-but-not-for-long/","name":"Warmer Weather Is Coming, But Not for Long"}}]}] ```