This story was updated to add new information. Spring has sprung, bringing warmer days and blooming flowers. Thursday is the first day of spring, or the vernal equinox, in the Northern Hemisphere.

ROANOKE, Va. – The start of Spring is almost here! While warmer weather and the blossoming of flowers and trees takes center stage, we want to explain the science behind the season. 5:01am March 20th ...

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The first day of astronomical spring – or the vernal equinox – begins on March 20. The vernal equinox means day and night last about the same amount of time. Meteorological spring began on March 1.

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Despite what our 7-day forecast may be showing, the Vernal Equinox has come and gone! The Northern Hemisphere now gets a greater share of daylight than the Southern Hemisphere for the next six months.