Category: forecast discussion
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It’s crazy to think that Christmas has already come and gone for the 2018 year. All eyes are now on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day; we are almost to 2019 folks! For the last few days of 2018, we will experience some pretty dreary conditions unfortunately. Maybe Mother Nature is sad to see…
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Weekend Before Christmas The weather looks to cooperate for all your weekend Holiday parties and festivities! A cold front will pass through overnight tonight (Thursday night – Friday morning). Friday morning some drizzle will still be possible, but as the front moves out, the moisture will move out as well, allowing skies to gradually clear…
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Storms are currently rolling through the Mid-South, bringing a good splurge or rain. With the weekend now here, it brings the question: “How wet is the weekend supposed to be?” We will break down those rain chances, talk about how long we remain dry next week, and even take a peak at early projections for…
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6:45pm UPDATE — The forecast remains largely on track. Temperatures are dropping into the mid 30s this evening with several hours of precipitation to move through. Though they are not far from freezing at the surface, there remains a bit of warm air aloft as well that is keeping precipitation from changing to anything wintry…
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Below-average temperatures will continue to hold onto the Mid-South over the next several days with highs remaining in the lower to mid 40s and overnight lows in the mid 30s. The next few days will be characterized by scattered showers throughout the day, continuing into this weekend. There are some concerns about frozen precipitation Saturday…
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After an extremely warm end to last week and the weekend, we have finally dropped back down into a fall to winter-like pattern. Temperatures are expected to remain below average through the entire week with rain chances coming towards the weekend. Dry conditions will remain for the first half of the week with some sunshine…
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We have had quite the temperature roller coaster over the past few days with this trend expected to continue. Just one week ago, highs were nearing the 60s while Monday and Tuesday only had highs in the lower 40s. For right now, we are going back up on our temperature roller coaster as highs will…
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Hopefully everyone got to enjoy the period of warmer weather, especially since it happened to fall during the holiday period. That said, tonight’s cold front is going to quickly bring an end to that. Brace yourselves, grab the jacket, and check out the upcoming forecast for this week! The European model (ECMWF) shows that by…
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UPDATE: 8:00pm Based on the latest model data, there is a low risk of a bit of mixed wintry precipitation (freezing rain, sleet, or snow) in the morning between about 7-10am. We’ll be watching this closely, but be aware of this during the morning rush. Most of this mix should occur southwest in the metro…
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This is the promised follow-up to Saturday morning’s blog on precipitation early Tuesday morning, as well as broaching yet another possibility from a system the models have just started picking up on in the past 24 hours or less. Let’s take them one at a time… (And yes, seriously, why are we talking about multiple “potential”…
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** An update to this blog as of Sunday night is available here ** As recapped in our October Climate Summary blog, generally cooler than average weather has been with us since the extreme warmth of the first 10 days of October (remember when we were reaching near 90 degrees every day in early October??).…
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We are about halfway through a big pattern shift as we reach the midpoint of the week. So what will this pattern shift entail? Today our temperatures have begun to drop after a cold front pushed through the area Monday night and was reinforced earlier today, ushering in these cool, dreary conditions. Unfortunately these conditions…
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We have officially entered secondary severe weather season. The Halloween storms provided a highly-visible reminder by messing with people’s outdoor plans – some in a big way. Fortunately, though stormy, the damage was limited in the metro. Less than a week later, on the eve of Election Tuesday, we find ourselves in a bit more…
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Above average temperatures look to continue through the first half of this week before an anticipated cold front brings cool temps in for the second half of the week and into the weekend. Unfortunately, this cold front and rain will likely move through Wednesday evening, during the peak of Halloween festivities. Lots of events will…
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We have a great weekend ahead! This is what fall feels like! In the wake of rain and dreariness the past couple of days, skies have cleared out nicely this morning and high pressure will be moving by to our north, resulting in a fantastic weekend if you have outdoor plans. Highs today rise into…
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Below average temps continue to be the main talking point of our overall weather pattern. This week has been fairly dry so far, but that looks to change for the second half of the week into the beginning of the weekend. Luckily, while we will see an increase in precipitation, our below average temps will…
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Oh fall, you have been so good to us this week. I don’t know about you, but I have certainly enjoyed the cooler weather we have had over the last few days. Thankfully, this cooler weather looks to stay for a while as we head into the second half of October. Today will continue to…
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It is no argument that Fall has finally arrived with the surge of cooler air. All of that is thanks to Wednesday’s cold front that came through. We do have some changes coming in the forecast over the next seven days; however, no worries! Our cooler weather is here to remain. Instead, we do have…
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It’s crazy to think that it is almost mid-October and yet we are still setting records. Just yesterday we tied the record for the most consecutive October days at 89+ degrees. Luckily, for those ready for #sweaterweather, fall looks to be on the horizon. A cold front will push through the area late tomorrow, ushering…
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Well, Mother Nature certainly hasn’t let up on the heat this week as we have neared record temperatures a few days and even tied the record high yesterday. For the near future, things do not appear to change. Highs will remain above average and way too hot for October if you ask me. Rain chances…
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