While we certainly are not out of the wood yet when it comes to winter weather, we could be looking at warmer-than-average temperatures once spring really gets going.

The last few weeks spring has felt like it was months away, not weeks or days. But finally, this Monday, March 20th, the calendar brings us to the official start of spring. The last couple weeks of the month could still bring us winter precipitation, there is a warm light at the end of the tunnel.

The Weather Channel Releases Spring Weather Outlook

The Weather Channel has revealed its spring weather outlook and while April looks to get things started with pretty much seasonable to slightly above average temps, it looks like May could really bring us out of our cooler weather spells across the state of New York. The Weather Channel is predicting mostly above-average temperatures for the month.

In June temperatures could be slightly cooler than average, but closer to what we would normally expect for the month.

Regardless of the temps, after the last month or so of non-stop snow, we will take anything consistently above freezing at this point to help us escape any late March and April snow - that will be warm enough!

See The 10 Biggest April Snowfalls In Albany History [RANKED]

In Upstate New York, you can never feel fully secure that snow is completely done until late spring. While we usually do not see a ton of snow in April, it is not unheard of. And if history tells us anything, a big April snowstorm is always possible. We have had a few April doozies over the years, and here are the top 10 April snowfalls on record in Albany according to the National Weather Service.

Albany's Top 10 Snowiest Winters Of All Time [RANKED]

Another Upstate New York winter is upon us. And while it is popular for forecasters to predict a cold and snowy winter ahead, how much snow would it actually take to make it an all-time winter when it comes to big a big snowfall total for the season? In the average winter, the National Weather Service (NWS_ says we get 59.2 inches of snow in Albany. We will have to crush that number this winter for the season ahead to make this NWS top 10 list of our snowiest Albany winters on record.