Category: forecast discussion
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Summer “officially” starts 6 days from today, but Mother Nature has decided to bring on the full-on summertime pattern to our area early. This weekend into next week, our forecast pattern will be primarily influenced by a high pressure that has developed over our area. This high pressure will keep our rain chances to a…
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Code Orange Air Quality Alert Tomorrow The Memphis area briefly reached Code Red for poor air quality late this afternoon, though that expires at sunset. However, yet another Code Orange Air Quality Alert (AQA) is in effect for tomorrow for Shelby and surrounding counties. This AQA is due to the forecast ozone quantities in near-surface…
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After the third coolest April on record, May did a “180” on us and soared to the hottest on record. Only a single day during the month averaged below normal and that was early in the month, and by only a single degree. It wasn’t record-breaking heat every day (though 3 daily records were set…
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Showers today courtesy of Subtropical Depression Alberto We have started the day with plenty of cloud cover, helping to keep our temps a few degrees cooler than they have been. Our high today will be around 82°, which is actually a few degrees below average for the end of May – a rarity this month!…
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We really haven’t caught much of any break over the past few weeks from the above average temperatures. The record average monthly temperature for May is 76.8° which occurred back in 1962. If May were to end today, we would have the second highest average temperature for the month of May at 76.6°. And for…
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Well, Mother Nature has decided to fast-forward through the rest of spring and propel us straight into summer for the foreseeable future. For this weekend through next, temps look to stay around 10 degrees above normal for mid-May. Our weather pattern will continue to be dominated by an upper-level high pressure ridge over our area…
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Following the third coolest April on record (which ended up just a touch warmer than March overall), it seems that the calendar flip to May also caused the thermometer to jump quite a bit. And we’re still climbing! The highest temperature in the month of April was only 80° and we just reached that point…
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Mother Nature has outdone herself to finish up the month of April and begin May. Summer-like temps will be the main story line for this week with dry conditions expected through Thursday. Today & Tomorrow Currently, a surface high pressure system sits in Kentucky driving our clear weather and keeping all rain chances away. 12Z…
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Editor’s Note: This blog post is authored by MWN Meteorologist Intern Reggie Roakes, who is graduating with his Bachelor’s Degree in Meteorology next week and will continue into a Master’s program in the fall! Reggie has been a valued member of #TeamMWN since the start of the year and we welcome him into this expanded…
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Editor’s Note: This is the first of what will likely be many blog posts authored by new MWN Meteorologist Intern Caroline MacDonald. We look forward to posting these more in-depth weather updates on a regular basis than we have of late. Caroline is just one part of that diabolical plan to keep you better informed…
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Despite being past Tax Day, with most foliage blooming or budding or growing, late winter still seems to want to keep popping its head up like an annoying rodent from Whack-a-Mole. The past couple of weeks have been evidence, given that we had an 80-degree day a week ago, only to be followed up 3…
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A strong spring cold front is moving towards the Mid-South, but it will take its sweet time, not arriving until Saturday afternoon. However, ahead of that, storms will form to our west later this afternoon and begin a slow march across Arkansas this evening. That is where the Storm Prediction Center has forecast the highest…
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With the return of southerly wind today, we’re finally starting to get a good taste of spring despite a cool start. With abundant sunshine in place, we are topping out near 70 degrees this afternoon. That trend continues as we head into the end of the week! Thursday – Friday The warming continues as high…
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Just a quick update to our blog post from last evening. My discussion on the front arriving tonight is still accurate. Rain is expected to develop soon and linger throughout the afternoon hours, fairly steady at times. The heaviest remains in north MS and our thunder chance is low. The front arrives around 10pm tonight…
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Another big front arrives Friday evening, resulting in yet another heavy rain threat and trailing Canadian air, but first we take a quick look back at Tuesday evening’s Moderate Risk event that was(n’t)… Tuesday’s storm reports overlaid on the early afternoon severe weather outlook. Blue indicators are severe wind or wind damage, green dots are…
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A warm front has been moving north across the metro today, putting the region back into warmer, more muggy air that has remained south of us today. The warm front is lifting north as low pressure moves east across the Missouri Valley from Kansas towards the southern Great Lakes region by tomorrow evening. Meanwhile, a…
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The wet pattern of the week has shifted east, the sun is coming out, and cooler early spring temperatures are back… for a minute. Here’s what to expect as we head into the Easter weekend and next week when all eyes turn to Memphis as the life of Martin Luther King Jr. is honored. Saturday…
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As allergy season has moved into full effect across the Mid-South, many have been looking to Mother Nature for some relief from the pollen-filled air. Well, the relief arrives late Tuesday night with lots of rain to come, perhaps too much for our ground to handle right now. Let’s break down the coming wet weather…
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Now that we are past the spring equinox and formally into the spring season, the threat of freezing/frost conditions are quickly declining and the promise of warmer days and spring rain and storms is increasing. Monday-Tuesday Looking ahead to Easter Week, a cold front that moved through Saturday evening will return north as a warm…
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A potent low pressure system will pass just north of Memphis on Monday, but the timing and track of the system will likely result in muted effects for the area as compared to places to our east and south. Sunday / Sunday night Before that though, a cold front that slid south through the metro…
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