Category: holiday

The Summer Swing Begins in Memphis This Week

June 25, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday, summer

Are you ready for the summer? Are you ready for the sunshine? We’ve got warmth and sunshine for much of our week ahead, but some storms could rain on our parade heading into later this week. Let’s dig into the details. A Sunny Start Sunday has brought abundant sunshine throughout the afternoon for the Memphis area…
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Memorial Day weekend fireworks, from Mother Nature

May 26, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday, hurricane, severe thunderstorms

A perfectly lovely few days to end this week, and what looks to be another set of nice days early next week, will book-end a warm, breezy, and muggy Memorial Day weekend that will also feature storms that have the potential to be severe. Let’s take the weekend day by day… Today The windiest day…
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Hang on! Weather for the next week could get a little crazy!

December 29, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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event weather, forecast discussion, holiday

After some much-needed (and appreciated) time off the past couple few days, it’s back in the saddle for what looks like a wild ride the next 7-10 days! Friday – a sunny Liberty Bowl We’ll start with tomorrow, when the AutoZone Liberty Bowl will be played before a large crowd at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.…
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Christmas weekend weather outlook – no sleigh for Santa!

December 22, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

We’ve already had three Arctic waves affect the Mid-South, but we finally officially started winter on Wednesday – just in time for it to warm back up! Today’s weather was comfortable for late December with highs in the lower 50s. After falling to the mid 30s tonight, we’ll start another multi-day temperature climb as the…
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Recapping Friday’s storms, plus our Thanksgiving Week forecast

November 21, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday, severe thunderstorms

Happy Thanksgiving week! I know many of you a are traveling, and if not, perhaps others are traveling to see you. There’s also a big football game at the Liberty Bowl on Friday morning with the host Memphis Tigers taking on the Goliath-slayers, the Houston Cougars, on national TV. We’ll get to all that in…
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Sunday evening’s Independence Day weather update

July 3, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

It’s been a hot holiday weekend with a couple of stray showers that provided very brief respites for those lucky enough to be under one. Looking ahead to your “bonus weekend day” tomorrow, the weather unfortunately won’t cooperate nearly as well. However we’re hopeful that most thunderstorm activity ends before sunset so that all local…
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MWN Video Discussion – Severe weather threat Wed and Christmas weather

December 21, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday, video

MemphisWeather.net meteorologist Erik Proseus takes a look at your Christmas week forecast, including a travel outlook for those leaving the area this week to visit family and friends. An in-depth examination of the meteorology behind our severe weather threat on Wednesday is also discussed for you weather nerds. If you just want to know what…
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More detail on a warm and wet holiday week

December 19, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

A brief Saturday afternoon blog post as eyes start turning towards Christmas week and, as most of you know by now, weather that looks nothing like the first days of winter (which begins Monday at 10:48pm). We described it like this on social media this morning: And I know what you’re thinking… What’s up is…
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December-like weather (for a minute) and our first look at Christmas week

December 16, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

Warm December weather continued into early this week, despite a cold front over the weekend. High pressure behind that front was Pacific in origin, so it didn’t bring a great deal of cold air. Hence we stayed in the 60s for highs (actually 70° officially yesterday). Today, another cold front moves through and this one…
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A warm Turkey Day becomes a wet holiday weekend

November 27, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

Well, at least we can say it was a nice holiday! In fact, the high temperature in Memphis on Thanksgiving was 75°. That is not a record for the date, but I did go back 20 years into the archives and it was the warmest Thanksgiving over the past two decades. In reviewing those years…
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Pleasant weekend in the books, unsettled holiday week ahead

June 28, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

An unseasonably strong cold front dove through the Mid-South early Saturday morning, bringing with it drier and cooler air just in time for the weekend. With highs in the 80s and dewpoints in the low to mid 60s, the sunshine has resulted in pleasant days, rather than nature’s sauna. Surface high pressure that is overhead…
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New Year’s Eve forecast and a chance of wintry weather Thursday night [VIDEO]

December 30, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event weather, forecast discussion, holiday, video, winter weather

Wrapping up 2014 with a brief look at temps and precip for the past year, the discussing COLD conditions for your New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day as well as an overrunning precipitation event on Thursday night that could mean a chance of wintry weather for a short period. Bottom line Very cold conditions…
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A wet weekend leads to a dry and cold week as 2015 arrives

December 27, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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event weather, forecast discussion, holiday

We hope that everyone had a great Christmas and are thankful that rain held off to make for very pleasant weather for the holiday! Rain has moved in today though as a cold front approaches and moisture surges in from the Gulf. The front will pass through early this evening and bring temps down from…
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A warm start to a chilly week with periods of wet weather

December 15, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

Yesterday was a great December day with temps in the mid 60s and lots of sunshine. Despite off and on rain, it’s also a mild day today as the rain out-raced the cold front, so warm Gulf air continues to flow into the region as the cold front lingers to our west. The front will…
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Thanksgiving Week Weather for Memphis and the Nation

November 23, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday, travel forecast

A mild weekend, and soggy Sunday, is in the books with a cold front arriving overnight to bring an end to 60+ degree temps for the time being. Besides cooler temperatures tomorrow, we’ll also have a lot of wind with this system. Gusts increase to 30+ mph overnight and at least the first half of…
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“Real Memphis summer” arrives, then a cool front in time for Independence Day

June 28, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

As several days of unsettled weather comes to an end this weekend and we head into the July 4th holiday week, high pressure aloft builds in. The only fly in the ointment will be a weak cool front around mid-week that, at best, lowers humidity values a bit and brings brief rain chances. One more…
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MWN Lightning Round: Meteors, an NWS outage, and our Memorial Day forecast

May 23, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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data outage, forecast discussion, holiday, meteor shower, NWS, stormwatch+

Time for another blog in the MWN Lightning Round series! First up… meteors! Camelopardalids shower could become a meteor storm I know your first question is “what in the heck is Camelopardalids?” It’s a brand new meteor shower – one that Earth has never experienced before, and it’s tonight! The Camelopardalids meteor shower is produced by…
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Peering into the crystal ball: Christmas Day 2013 weather outlook

December 15, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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Christmas, holiday, long-range forecast

Yesterday I posted on Facebook and Twitter that those who were interested in what the crystal ball said about Christmas Day weather in Memphis should tune in today. I nearly jinxed myself – when I went to the computer this morning to update today’s forecast, it wouldn’t power up. (Un)fortunately, I was able to resuscitate…
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History of Christmas Day weather in Memphis

December 15, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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Christmas, holiday, snow, winter weather

As we enter the Christmas season and Mid-Southerners start wondering about the chances of a Bing Crosby Christmas, I thought this post would be a good one to re-visit and update. So, what does history say about the chances of a white Christmas in the Bluff City? Records that go back to 1889 show that…
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Quick trick-or-treat update – get those costumes ready!

October 31, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, holiday

The forecast for tonight is looking decent, as long as you don’t mind a brief shower with your Kit Kat(TM) and sour gummy worms. The bulk of today’s rain will be moving out of the metro early this afternoon. I expect Memphis/Shelby County to be on the backside of the large rain shield that has…
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