Coast-to-coast warm weather in the forecast. But when will it arrive?

Now that April is here, we can certainly put all talk of Arctic air to bed, right?

Not quite so fast.

A potent cold front — with origins in the Canadian Arctic — is forecast to sweep across much of the central and eastern U.S. on Easter Sunday, April 5, putting a temporary end to the recent warm spell. Though the front will set up a cool stretch of weather for the East, warm-weather fans can rejoice knowing that the cool weather should be relatively short-lived.

Indeed, the forecast for the U.S. is "coast-to-coast" warmth for the April 9-15 period.

Overall, the forecast for April is for above-average temperatures for much of the United States, NOAA's Climate Prediction Center said in a forecast released March 31.