Category: forecast discussion
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As we move into mid-December and temperatures warm, rain chances also increase.
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The recent cold pattern continues into a busy weekend for holiday events.
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The Mid-South is about to get a reminder of what winter feels like!
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With Thanksgiving just a week away, it’s about time Mother Nature makes it actually feel like fall!
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Cooler weather, but still above average, coming this week as we dry out after a wet week
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Rain and storms are expected for Halloween. Will trick-or-treating happen? We’ve got the answer!
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Warm and dry lately! What can we expect as we head towards Halloween?
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A second tropical system in two weeks visits the Mid-South!
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Though fall starts Sunday, we’ll have to wait a couple more days for the fall feels to arrive!
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Sometimes, a weekend like this one – a much-needed “oasis” from summer, as a friend of MWN characterized it – is just what is needed as the dog days of summer wear on.
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For those who like hot summer weather, we apologize for this past week. For the rest of us, we’ll take whatever reprieve we can get in July! Summer-lovers, it’s not over though! We still have plenty of time for summerlike conditions, and to be honest, the heat and humidity combo meal will be served daily…
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Nice July weather this weekend will lead into an unsettled, likely humid and wet, first half of next week thanks to Beryl.
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Several of you have commented that it seemed like a decent spring in Memphis this year turned pretty suddenly to summer about a week or so ago. Though May was a couple of degrees above average as a whole, that was mostly driven by warm overnight lows. We first hit 90 degrees on June 9…
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We’ve had a pretty busy spring severe weather season, particularly in May. But we appear to be moving out of the heart of severe season and towards the “heat and humidity” season many of us dread. But before we get too far into early summer, we’ll get one more chance to enjoy late spring in…
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After a 3-day short respite from a rainy pattern, we’re headed right back into one that will take us through the rest of the week and also affect at least some of the weekend. We’ll start with the next 24 hours though, which looks to include two likely rounds of showers and storms on Wednesday.…
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Another severe weather event is poised to affect a large area, including the Mid-South, on Wednesday. The area under a heightened risk includes much of the Ohio Valley, mid to lower Mississippi Valley, to as far west as Dallas. Locally, the main threat window is Wednesday night between about 9pm-3am. (The event will not last…
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We’ve made it into the heart of spring, which means we’re also into spring severe weather season, which continues for the next month to six weeks. High temperatures in the 80+ range are 5-7 degrees above normal, so with a couple of frontal systems moving through this week, we’ll need to keep an eye on…
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Next week will be a busy week to be a meteorologist! Let’s set expectations as we head into it… Saturday The cooler weather of the past few days is relenting as high pressure shifts east and a southerly flow of air moves over the region. Temperatures will moderate today, especially once morning high clouds depart,…
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It’s only the beginning of March and we already have a rainy week ahead of us! The end of February brought along a well-pronounced taste of spring, and that will persist into the upcoming work week. Mild to warm temperatures and chances of rain will mostly be the memo for this week as low-pressure systems…
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Leave it to Mr. Groundhog to get one right once in a while, despite the long-term track record. (A broken clock is still right twice a day!) The month of February has, despite a couple a short-lived cold spells, been much warmer than average overall. Through Saturday, only five days this month have been colder…
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