There will be no Easter break from the cold, wet weather as a storm bringing severe weather conditions heads toward the Eastern Seaboard for the holiday weekend.
While many were preparing to relax and spend time with family over the break, the impending storm is threatening to disrupt travel plans in the central and eastern U.S. while leaving those in the northern Plains and Upper Midwest shivering.
The exact timing of the storm is yet to be determined, but the good news is that none of the three days spanning Friday to Easter Sunday will be a complete washout, although weather conditions in the Great Lakes and Northeast will be unsettled, AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Mike Doll said.
AccuWeather's Long-Range Meteorologist, Max Vido, added that a "winterlike air mass" would shroud the northern Plains and Upper Midwest while interior areas could face snowy and slick travel.
With spring in full swing, many are wondering where the warmer weather is.
According to The Weather Channel, the first 13 days of March have been colder than average thanks largely to blocking high pressure aloft near or over Greenland, which has forced colder air into the East and Midwest.
This block pattern, which has been in place since February has contributed to the formation of at least three of the powerful nor'easters, including winter storms Quinn, Riley and Skylar.
Last week a winter storm gripping the East Coast snarled air travel, with hundreds of flights delayed or canceled, according to FlightAware.
However, residents in Bismarck, North Dakota; Rapid City, South Dakota; Minneapolis; Madison and even as far south as Omaha, Nebraska; and Chicago will have no reprieve from the cold, according to AccuWeather.
There is a chance of snow for the northern Rockies to the Upper Midwest while Seattle could see wet weather.
Fortunately for those living between San Francisco and Los Angeles, Las Vegas and Phoenix, great weather is forecast.
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