What a difference a fortnight makes.

Two weeks removed from Norfolk and Waveney being buried beneath a blanket of snow, temperatures this week could hit the mild mid-teens.

Eastern Daily Press: A show of crocuses near the bandstand in Chapelfield Gardens in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYA show of crocuses near the bandstand in Chapelfield Gardens in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

After lingering for a week, the ice and snow of the weeks gone by seem a distant memory, with not an inch to be seen.

While the conditions may still be a far cry from a summer's day, the milder temperatures have returned the region to a more familiar state.

Eastern Daily Press: Leah Sexton, eight, enjoying the show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYLeah Sexton, eight, enjoying the show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

Eastern Daily Press: A show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYA show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

In Norwich, the snow-covered slopes and hills of Mousehold Heath are no longer welcoming families on sledges. Instead, they have been restored to their usual green hue.

Eastern Daily Press: Sledgers on Mousehold Heath in the snow. Picture: Danielle BoodenSledgers on Mousehold Heath in the snow. Picture: Danielle Booden (Image: Archant 2021)

Eastern Daily Press: Sledgers on Mousehold Heath in Norwich.Sledgers on Mousehold Heath in Norwich. (Image: Archant 2021)

And elsewhere across the region, signs of spring were bursting through, with hopeful crocuses peering through where snow once sat at Chapelfield Gardens.

Eastern Daily Press: Mike Stamford admiring the show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYMike Stamford admiring the show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)

In parks and open spaces, families were able to substitute sledges and snowmen for admiring bursts of colour and with temperatures set to hit around 16C this week, it's a far cry from the chills of just a fortnight ago.

Eastern Daily Press: A show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEYA show of crocuses on the verge of Earlham Road in the spring sunshine and warmer weather. Picture: DENISE BRADLEY (Image: Archant 2021)