Still bundled up in heavy coats, sweaters, hats and gloves, students made their way to classes in the chilly temperatures and biting winds, hardly taking notice spring officially began Monday.

“I’m not too upset about the weather, but the wind bothered me,” said Ryan Monette, a junior accountancy major. “I’m mad it was warmer over the weekend and now that it is actually spring, it is cold again.”

Though the weather will remain chilly throughout the week, the high winds are expected to diminish this afternoon.

“I think after a very quiet week this week, things should get more exciting next week,” said Gilbert Sebenste, staff meteorologist.

This week, the weather will remain cloudy with lows in the 20s and highs in the 40s through Sunday. While snow is predicted to hit the southern regions of Illinois tomorrow, Sebenste does not anticipate DeKalb seeing much snowfall.

Sebenste does predict a rather stormy spring ahead; storms could begin as early as next week, based on computer models set up by the National Weather Service as well as the current modest La Niña, a cooler than normal area of water in the central Pacific ocean.

Temperatures on the La Niña and the El Niño, a warmer than normal area of water in the central Pacific ocean, affect temperatures globally.

A stormy season would benefit the still-in-drought DeKalb area, as long as all of the precipitation does not come at once, Sebenste said.

Though Sebenste has not found evidence for a particularly cold spring, he thinks people should prepare for temperatures to vary wildly throughout the season because of the current La Niña and El Niño conditions.

Students, however, are ready to pack their winter clothes away.

“I’m really anticipating the warm weather,” said Linda Alberty, a sophomore corporate communication major. “I’m ready to wear my sandals and shorts.”