Happy first day of spring, everyone! A cold, snowy winter is now behind us. At 10:46 a.m., the sun was passing directly over the equator, heading into the northern hemisphere. The transition to longer and eventually warmer days is now underway.

The first thing you think of when you hear spring is warmth. And we have a touch of that in the forecast this weekend. The second thing you think about when you hear spring is spring showers. We also have that in the forecast.

Which brings me to tonight.

Passing showers, a few that could bring some healthier downpours to the area, will be swinging through. This weather system would usually drag cooler, drier air in behind it. This particular weather system will bring in drier but warmer air for the weekend.

We can expect swings in the forecast for the next two weeks or so. Honing in on a stable temperature pattern early in spring is very difficult. Cold air is still close by, and it doesn't take much atmospheric jostling to unlock it.