Starving for spring? Fill up, because March 1 is the first day of meteorological spring and the Twin Cities and most of Minnesota will enjoy a nice helping of 40-degree temperatures Sunday – and that could be the norm for at least the first half of the month.
"Today marks the start of Meteorological Spring and the end of Winter. Although the actual equinox is three weeks away, Meteorologist's use March 1st as the beginning of Spring," said the Twin Cities office of the National Weather Service Sunday morning.