Category: forecast discussion
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Surprise! We reached 65 degrees on Monday, which felt so good after chilly conditions much of last week and this weekend. Unfortunately, that warmth comes to an end tonight. Here’s a quick look at the next several days. A dry cold front will push through the area tonight, with gusty north winds and colder…
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Another round of winter weather is bearing down on the Mid-South, the third in the first two weeks of the new year. Winter held off until the calendar turned but, with the exception of a few nice days sprinkled in, has dominated the month of January to this point. It seems we’ve either had one…
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Barely two weeks into 2022, just removed from the warmest December in over 130 years, and we’re already looking at the third winter weather event of 2022! Let’s start with the wrap-up to this week first. End of the week High pressure that brought chilly weather early this week has scooted off to our east,…
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** UPDATED: 12:00PM FOR ISSUANCE OF A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY ** ** UPDATED: 4:30PM FOR UPDATED OFFICIAL GRAPHICS FROM THE NWS ** ORIGINAL POST: We’re about 24 hours out from the second winter weather event of 2022. I will attempt to provide more detail to supplement what I wrote yesterday in this space, starting with…
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Winter took its sweet time arriving, but once it did… did it ever! An all-time January record high tied on New Year’s Day (79) was interrupted by thunderstorms and a piledriver of a cold front that brought a shock to the system on Sunday. Sleet and then snow fell as an upper level low moved…
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A lot going on in the weather world in the last week of 2021! There’s something in the 7 day forecast for pretty much everybody. If you love warm temps, thunderstorms, or even cold weather then you’ll find at least one day with weather you’ll enjoy over the next week. We’ll see record warm temperatures…
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This year, there’s a lot of truth to that meme. I hope Santa has a pair of shorts and a t-shirt at the ready this year! Why is it so stinking warm out? A few lecture notes from Weather 102 We have to look up – at the upper atmospheric pattern over North America, which…
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It’s a day of wild weather across the central United States, with a wide swath of damaging winds extending across Colorado, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota, and Wisconsin! There is also a major severe weather risk, as a squall line blasts across the upper Midwest with 80-100mph winds and embedded tornadoes, some of which…
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The Setup A warm front will move north over us early Friday morning, bringing (even more) warm and humid air into the Mid-South. A slow-moving cold front over the Central Plains will move southeast on Friday, picking up speed and reaching the Mid-South early Saturday. This will lead to the potential for severe thunderstorms late…
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A warm start to meteorological winter resulted in record-setting warmth on Friday as high temperatures reached the mid 70s, setting a record of 76 degrees at Memphis International. It stayed mild overnight as temperatures remained in the 60s ahead of a slow-moving (stalling, actually) cold front that sits over far northern MS this afternoon. We…
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I hope you took advantage of a couple of days in the 70s earlier this week, because the atmospheric patter has definitely shifted back to providing a mid-fall feel. In addition to cooler temperatures overall, regular frontal passages will mean a swings in temperatures typically associated with fall – mid 60s one day and upper…
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After a period of chilly weather this weekend, warm weather will make a return to the Mid-South during the first half of the upcoming week. Warm, moist air flowing north into the area from the Gulf will allow our temperatures to warm up Tuesday and Wednesday, with a cold front bringing rain Wednesday night. The…
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If you’re looking for an early start to winter, this week should be perfect for you! Well below average temperatures are expected for the week ahead. After today, we likely won’t see 60 degrees again until late in the weekend! Rain chances look to be highest on Wednesday with very chilly temperatures, before we clear…
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If you’re a fan of chilly nights, cool and rainy days, and leaves changing color, this week is the perfect forecast for you! Sustained cooler weather looks to FINALLY be here for the fall season! The weather is looking very nice for Tuesday, with a cold front and low pressure system bringing cloudy and rainy…
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If you’ve been tired of the summerlike heat, I’m sure you really enjoyed this past weekend! The good news is that nice weather looks to be sticking around all through the week ahead. The longer, chilly nights, and shorter, cooler days will also help to accelerate the changing colors of the foliage. Peak fall colors…
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As it turns out, the “fall weather” we had the week before last was simply a tease. Late summer returned in the past week and I for one have had enough. I think many of you agree. This week appears to be the real transition with airmasses fighting over the airspace in the southern U.S.,…
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Fall arrived a couple of weeks ago with the type of weather we all hope for in autumn, but this past week, that was replaced by much warmer temperatures and above-normal humidity for the end of September. That gave way to a wetter pattern the past few days, but a cold front tomorrow promises to…
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In the wake of the now-dissipated remnants of Nicholas, a tropical-like airmass sits over the Lower Mississippi Valley into the southeastern U.S. that has led to daily showers, some heavy, and a few thunderstorms each of the past few days. This pattern will stick around another day before the first significant fall cold front arrives…
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Much to my chagrin, and probably most of yours, the cooler mornings and below average humidity of this past week is on its way out for the coming week. High pressure to our east brings a return of near-70° dewpoints on light southerly flow, as well as an increase in shower and thunderstorm chances for…
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The early signs of fall are on the way for the Mid-South! Drier and more comfortable temps are in the forecast for this week, with quiet weather to accompany it. After a comfortable Memorial Day and 4th of July, Labor Day looks to be absolutely beautiful as well, continuing the trend of nice holidays this…
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