Easter Date and Weather Highly Variable, So What Will This Year Bring? Approaching the Easter weekend you might want to know how the weather is going to impact travel and outdoor activities the next several days. Easter moves around the calendar each year so the weather can be anything from wintry to quite warm. This year we’ll enjoy a seasonably mild air mass. For many Christians, Easter falls on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the vernal equinox. The vernal equinox occurred on March 20th, the moon was full on March 23rd and thus this Sunday is Easter.