The sun rises on a sunny, warm day in Lebus, Germany [Patrick Pleul/AFP]
The sun rises on a sunny, warm day in Lebus, Germany PATRICK PLEUL/AFP

Winter is becoming a dim and distant memory for most of the northern hemisphere as spring takes hold.

The weather is becoming warmer and flowers are beginning to bloom.

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Showers are still falling, but instead of snow, the clouds are bringing rain.

The magnolia trees are in full bloom in Strasbourg, France [Patrick Hertzog/AFP]
The magnolia trees are in full bloom in Strasbourg, France PATRICK HERTZOG/AFP
The forest floor turns into a carpet of flowers as the weather warms up in Germany [Omer Messinger/EPA-EFE]
The forest floor turns into a carpet of flowers as the weather warms up in Germany OMER MESSINGER/EPA-EFE
A butterfly basks in Germany's sunshine [Omer Messinger/EPA-EFE]
A butterfly basks in Germany’s sunshine OMER MESSINGER/EPA-EFE
A soggy day brings rain, not snow, to Shimla, northern India [Deepak Sansta/Getty Images]
A soggy day brings rain, not snow, to Shimla, northern India DEEPAK SANSTA/GETTY IMAGES
The heavy downpours bring bubbles to Shimla's pavements [Deepak Sansta/Getty Images]
The heavy downpours bring bubbles to Shimla’s pavements DEEPAK SANSTA/GETTY IMAGES
Umbrellas are also up in Tehran, India [Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA-EFE]
Umbrellas are also up in Tehran, India ABEDIN TAHERKENAREH/EPA-EFE
In US state of Georgia, there is an entire sea of umbrellas at the 3rd round of the Golf Masters [Patrick Smith/AFP]
In US state of Georgia, there is an entire sea of umbrellas at the 3rd round of the Golf Masters PATRICK SMITH/AFP

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