Springtime is the season in which the sap is said to rise, followed by spring fever. Bit it now appears spring fever has more to do with rising levels of serotonin than sap.

On 3/20, the very first day of Spring, which is a harbinger of happiness unequaled by any other date on the calendar. At the vernal equinox @ 4:02 a.m. Wednesday, day and night are equally divided. But each new day, from then until the summer solstice, will bring a few more minutes of sunlight into our lives, and finally put a welcome Spring feeling in every step we take.

Now, even the Catholic Church has asked the faithful to start praying for the environment, but is anyone doing anything about it?

Pope Francis issued an appeal for the protection of the weak, the poor and the world environment during at a special Mass marking his his inauguration as the new leader of the world's 1.2 billion Roman Catholics.

This snow and sleet turned into rain and winds, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

Today expect more rain before noon. High near 47. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph becoming northwest in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible. Tuesday Night Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

Wednesday Sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 20 mph.

Since Spring is only a couple of days away... Could someone please notify Mother Nature?

Another Winter Storm Is Heading For New York... .A Complex Storm System Developed over The Great Lakes And Off The New Jersey Coast Will Push Snow And Some Mixed Precipitation Into The Area Beginning Monday Afternoon And Continuing Into Tuesday.

WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 4 THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 AM EDT TUESDAY.

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