AccuWeather.com has good news for those residents across the United Stateswho are sick of the recent snow and cold--early February marks the halfwaypoint of winter.Just to clarify that is from an astronomical point of view. Winter weathercould still occur past the first day of spring, which occurs on March 20th.

Still, think positive over the next month or two. The days will keep gettinglonger and average temperatures will continue to slowly rise.

Story by AccuWeather.com Senior Meteorologist Kristina Pydynowski