Spring starts tomorrow, sunshine starts Saturday

YOUNGSTOWN — It’s been a long, cold, snowy winter.

Even though spring starts Friday, those in the Mahoning Valley wanting more sunshine will have to wait till Saturday.

The temperature could drop to as low as 19 Friday night with a high during the day in the mid-30s.

The sun will shine in the Valley beginning Saturday and last through at least the middle of next week, said Mark Adams, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Cleveland.

The area will see temperatures above normal for the next few days, including a high of 60 on Wednesday, Adams said.

The weather service’s long-range forecast for spring is for normal temperatures and a normal amount of precipitation,.

The area’s only seen 0.6 of an inch of snow for March, as of Thursday afternoon.

The average March snowfall in the Valley is 10.4 inches.

Even with the small amount of snow this month, so far, the 2008-09 winter season is already No. 4 on the list of the greatest snow accumulation winter seasons in the area.

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