fool's spring

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English

Noun

fool's spring (uncountable)

  1. A period of warm weather in early spring before a cold snap.
    • 1934 January 29, “Burros Braying, It Means Spring”, in The Spokesman-Review:
      "It may be spring and then again it may not be," is the Rocky mountain weather man's reply to questions whether it's a "fool's spring" or the real thing that has invaded the mountain country.
    • 1992, Meg Pei, Salaryman, Viking Penguin, page 186:
      {...} the days were longer now, lots of bright light, even though it was still just fool's spring and we had had snow just the other week.
    • 2021 February 25, Craig Webb, “Warm weather makes Ohioans think it's 'Fool's Spring'”, in Akron Beacon Journal:
      Northern Ohio is in the midst of what humorous folks on social media call Fool's Spring, which will be followed by Second Winter.
    • 2022 March 29, Amy Phipps, “Fool's spring sees warm spell make way for cold snap”, in BBC News:
      A spell of warm weather in March or April immediately followed by a cold snap is often called a "fool's spring".
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