Category: forecast discussion
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Just as we were beginning to enjoy the taste of fall, Mother Nature has decided to bring back a semi summer-like pattern to the Mid-South. Throughout the week, high pressure will be building in along the eastern seaboard which will keep winds out of the south. This southerly flow will usher in muggy air and…
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Happy Tuesday everybody! It’s has been quite dreary over the past few days if you ask me, but luckily things have dried out a bit so far today (this could change later tonight though stay tuned). Right now, we are waiting on a nice cold front to pass through the area that has taken its’…
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It’s become clear to us that everyone is sick of the heat, us included. If this is actually true, we do have some good news in this forecast blog. The only problem? This dry spell we’ve had the past several days is finally coming to an end, because any good thing has to come with…
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There really are no major weather talking points for the Mid-South region this upcoming week as our forecast will be primarily dominated by hot temperatures and not a whole lot in terms of precipitation. Unfortunately, there are parts of the U.S. that have been seeing historic amounts of rainfall lately. As we discussed in last…
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The stationary front that has been placed to our south recently has finally begun to move away allowing us to begin warming starting today and especially by Thursday. Our sky remains mostly cloudy with a few showers continuing to dot the radar. Luckily, today appears to be the last day that this will be the…
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The front that seemed to bring endless storms yesterday evening/last night is finally pushing through, despite the clouds lingering around. Behind this front is some much needed heat relief and lower humidity that should last through a majority of the coming week. Today A large stratiform cloud deck remains placed across the Mid-South behind the…
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Tropical Depression Gordon is currently set up over the Mississippi Valley and continues to push slowly northwest. While the center of the storm is not expected to pass over our area, we could see some showers and thunderstorms reach our area later today into tomorrow. Dreary conditions may linger till the end of the week…
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A busy weekend is coming up for a lot of us with plenty of people wanting to take advantage of the long, holiday weekend. Luckily, Mother Nature has provided us with some pretty good weather for the weekend – it may even feel a little summer-like still. Today Happy Friday everyone! Things appear to be…
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We’ve got some cooler weather in this forecast, along with a dry spell. This pattern will certainly give the Mid-South an early fall taste that many will enjoy, before temperatures start to return to a summer style this coming weekend. Summer is taking a hike for the next few days, giving a taste of fall-like…
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We’ve had a pretty interesting weather pattern here in Memphis over the past week. We’ve had days with above average temps and days with below average temps. Some areas have stayed pretty wet, while a lot of the metro area hasn’t seen a drop recently. Luckily, cooler temps do look like they will be hanging…
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Rain output from the recent stalled front under-performed the past few days. Don’t worry rain wanters; we have more shots at showers and storms over the next several days, after today. Today and Tonight With that stalled front moving out of here, our skies will be clearing out today. With the return of sunshine, temps…
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Today is the first that many make their return to school. Despite the return to school, summer keeps trucking for the Mid-South for the next week. However, it looks like we may have some relief in the forecast. Like most good things, a cool down will come at a bit of a cost – rain…
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The Mid-South experienced a couple of days of near to slightly below average temperature and humidity days this weekend and now we look ahead to the upcoming week, which had been promising a wet start then more decent weather to end the week. Let’s see if that has changed any given the latest computer data…
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It has felt pretty decent outside recently for mid-July if you ask me. What’s been causing all of this nice weather? Well a couple of things. One of the key factors for us lately is we haven’t been stuck under a ridge pattern. When we get into these patterns, it keeps out any fronts that…
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A busy day in the weather office today as multiple hazards affect the Mid-South over the next 24 hours. Let’s dive in… Excessive Heat Morning radar shows an area of light rain moving over the metro. As of earlier this morning, the prediction was for temperatures to reach the 96-98° range this afternoon with sauna-like…
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A couple of frontal passages today and in the coming days have allowed our forecast to have a little bit more variability than a typical summertime pattern. Overall, while temperatures look to stay in the 90s throughout the foreseeable future, we will have periods of both slightly above and slightly below average temperatures, and also…
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It’s summer. It’s hot. We know it’s coming every year, but somehow it always feels worse when it does arrive. The big weather maker to highlight for the next week is in fact the heat. Heat index values are expected to climb well over 100 degrees for the rest of the week and even into…
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Happy Independence Day! Image credit: BigRiverCrossing.com The Fourth of July will likely feature a few strokes of bright light and loud booms that are not man-made today. An upper level disturbance moving through the region from east to west (yes, sneaking up from behind, “Crazy Ivan”-style) today that will likely result in widely scattered storms…
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We’ve had a relatively dry week so far as the only measurable rainfall for Memphis came this past Sunday. While we have kept those afternoon showers away, they have allowed temps to reach above average and continue to rise as we head into the weekend. The big story for today and tomorrow will be our…
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I think we’d just be happy with average temperatures at this point, right? I mean, in the past 49 days, we have had just TWO days with daily average temperatures that were below normal – and they were each just one degree shy of the daily average! The heat has been persistent, no doubt. Well,…
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