Not often does Mother Nature sync up with the calendar, but on Monday that is exactly the case — winter in the morning and early spring in the afternoon. The dress code stepping out the door will need to feature gloves, hats and many layers as wind chills fall into the single digits and teens. This is thanks to a stiff breeze gusting to 25 mph at times, not as windy as Sunday but still noticeable into the day Monday.By lunchtime, the corner is turned and we start to increase the temperatures nicely into the low and mid-40s under lots of sun. Late afternoon and early evening will be in the upper 40s will be common as the breeze slowly subsides. Sure, maybe not a top 10 weather day by any means, but rather mild considering where we were on Sunday afternoon. Extra clouds arrive by Tuesday and Wednesday but plenty of periods of sunshine as well, and as temperatures each afternoon get well into the 40s with that late March sun angle, the snowpack will have nothing to do but melt. Muddy/slushy lawns and dirty snow pile sightings will be aplenty in the upcoming week. By the end of the work and school week, many spots along the coastline may have little if any snow left aside from deeper piles. Interior portions of southern Maine and the mountains shrink their snowpack but still hold on to it most likely. Thursday will bring some showers of rain and mountain snow to the area, but nothing truly organized in terms of a storm system. The next period to watch would be Saturday when accumulating snow in the mountains may be possible with a mix of rain at the coast. Plenty of time to watch that so check back for updates!