North Texas will enjoy a beautiful Friday with abundant sunshine and warm temperatures in the upper 70s — but rain chances will increase by Sunday.

North Texans should savor Saturday’s sunshine, because the National Weather Service says storms are expected to roll through the region Sunday and into early next week. Isolated to scattered showers and storms will spread east across the region starting late Sunday afternoon,

Several forecasters across Texas are warning severe storms, including hail and thunderstorms, could hit towns early next week as a front moves through.

Turn those calendars to March and say goodbye to winter. March is when warm days start to show up and stick around. It is a windy month that also delivers, on average, the last freeze of the cold season (March 12) and the spring equinox (March 20). Don't forget that this is also the month we return to daylight saving time (March 9).