Have you ever woke up and walked to the window to see yet another grey and rainy day and feel like getting right back into bed? Well it turns out that there might be more to how the weather affects your mental health. Seasonal Affective Disorder, or S.A.D., is a type of depression caused by gloomy weather.

With periods of low sunshine and short days some people can experience feelings of depression. In the United States usually residents in the northern states are more at risk for S.A.D. since they experience longer periods of low sunshine and unsettled weather. Typically the peak for the disease is November through March.

Although not everyone experiences depression from bad weather many people would admit that cloudy weather does make them feel as happy as wonderful warm sunshine.

So what can you do to bring a little light to your life if you happen to live in the Pacific Northwest or the Northeast, which typically has grey and cold weather from November to March? Since I am a glass half full kind of person I say look for the silver lining of that cloud. Remember that where skies are dark, light will always return. Also maybe think about making your own sunshine and take a trip.

For all the travelers out there here is a weekend forecast full of sunshine, may it bring a ray of light to your day:

Chicago: Finally getting some nice weather after a crazy winter and spring, temperatures in the upper 50s with some sunshine through the weekend.

Denver: A gorgeous spring weekend! Partly clear skies with warm sunshine in the low 60s.

San Antonio: Feeling like summer! 80 degrees on Saturday, 82 on Sunday with tons of sun!

Albuquerque: Perfect weather in the low to mid 70s this weekend with nice sunshine.

Las Vegas: For the people actually going outside the casinos the weather will be great with upper 70s on Saturday and low 80s on Sunday with clear skies.