Jim Anderson
Ilsa Minor | Daily Press
A melting snowman continues its vigil on the Escanaba beach Friday. The rest of March is expected to be milder than average, but it will still be a while before the beach will see people that arenât made of snow.
ESCANABA February’s cold snap which included 14 days of temperatures dipping below zero at Garden Corners likely won’t be repeated as spring approaches.
The polar vortex is strong once again, which means Arctic air is less apt to plunge deep into North America, forecasters say.
“A milder-than-average March is expected over much of the eastern two-thirds of the nation, while a chillier-than-usual March is forecast only for parts of the Northwest and northern Rockies,” said Todd Crawford, chief meteorologist with The Weather Company.