Category: intern

Summer is in high gear; what about thunderstorm chances?

June 22, 2024

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, heat, intern, summer

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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Ice Storm 2022 recap, a quiet week ahead, and “adieu” to an intern

February 6, 2022

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Erik Proseus

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event recap, forecast discussion, ice storm, intern

Recap of Ice Storm 2022 Wow, what a storm! Unfortunately, the forecasts leading up to Thursday’s ice storm proved to be fairly accurate. Nearly 2″ of liquid fell from the sky and much of that occurred with temperatures at or below 32 degrees, making it “freezing rain.” Forecast details included that much of it would…
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Chilly nights, nice warm afternoons – fall is finally here!

October 17, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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autumn, forecast discussion, intern, TeamMWN

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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Summer heat abates as rain chances return, the tropics come to life, and transition on #TeamMWN

August 13, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern, tropical

The first week of August seemed a bit surreal with below average temperatures and drier than average humidity. Mother Nature made up for that this past week as the blast furnace was cranked up, highs reached the mid 90s each day, lows barely dropped below 80, and rain-free weather continued. As we hit mid-month, we…
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Warmer spring conditions return; farewell from an intern

April 26, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern, TeamMWN

Early in April, the Mid-South recorded a string of days with high temperatures that averaged near the 80 degree mark. On this blog, I wrote a blog that indicated in the title that cooler spring weather “appears persistent.” Sure enough, every day since then has had an average temperature that was below normal for that…
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Cool pattern for spring appears persistent; #TeamMWN intern update

April 14, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern, TeamMWN

We’ve experienced a beautiful run of spring weather over the past week or so with mild temperatures in the 70s and even a few low 80s, lows generally in the 50s, and fairly dry – with a couple of exceptions. The pattern has shifted though and cooler weather has settled in, perhaps for a while!…
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Is fall here to stay? It appears so! And #TeamMWN says goodbye to an intern…

September 25, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern

Over the last week we saw pleasant temperatures followed by rain from the remnants of tropical storm Beta. Last weekend was very nice with temperatures overnight being cool, and daytime highs reaching right around 80. The middle part of the week we saw rain from the remnants of Beta, totaling to just over 3/4 of…
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A spring weekend, but June means summer! Parting words from #TeamMWN intern Caroline

May 28, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern, TeamMWN

An upper level low pressure system trapped in the upper flow to our west the past few days has resulted in scattered showers and thunderstorms, somewhat more muggy air, and near average temperatures. That low pressure area will finally move through the Mid-South over the next 24 hours as an accompanying cold front moves through.…
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Reviewing the past decade at MemphisWeather.net

December 31, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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cirrus weather solutions, event recap, intern, jackson weather, mobile applications, social media, stormwatch+, TeamMWN

As we come to the end of the 2010’s and get ready to start messing up the 3rd digit when we write or type the year 201 2020, I thought it might be interesting to take a look back at the last 10 years at MemphisWeather.net (MWN). From weather website to trusted weather source The past…
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More hot weather… but a (relative) end is in sight!

September 29, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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excessive heat, intern, summer, TeamMWN

Two weeks ago in this space, we asked the same question and didn’t get an appropriate answer: “when will the heat finally end?” This time we ask with more desperation and urgency! Never-ending summer brings record heat and drought Summer 2019, though it started a little late, seems to never want to end! Relative to…
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Seriously, where is fall?? And a final note from intern Jennifer…

September 15, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern

At this point in September I’m feeling a little relatable to Veruca Salt – I want fall and I want it now. I know we’re all wishing for some cooler weather, but not seeing much relief in sight for the foreseeable future. For the past week our highs have been about 10° above average for this…
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Sunny & hot for now, t’storms return Sunday

May 16, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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commentary, forecast discussion, intern

While it may not officially be summer yet, the rest of this week and next week sure do feel like summertime. Luckily, rain chances will stay away now through Saturday leaving us with some pretty nice and warm conditions. Shower and thunderstorm chances will return on Sunday, before hanging around throughout next week. Besides that,…
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Details on summertime conditions in the Mid-South this coming week

June 11, 2016

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, intern, TeamMWN

A dry (finally!) and less humid (yeah!) yet still warm week is unfortunately in the rearview mirror. We now turn our attention to a hot, humid summer-like weather pattern ahead. OK, it may not be THAT bad! Today (Saturday) was a transition day as humidity increased (dewpoints reached the mid 60s to near 70), temperatures…
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The MWN Lightning Round debuts!

March 8, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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daylight time, intern, lightning round, mSpotter, skywarn, storm spotter

Today marks the debut of a new feature of the MWN Blog we’re calling “The MWN Lightning Round.” We hope to publish The Lightning Round a few times a week (that maybe optimistic, but hopefully at least a couple times), though it will not be on a set schedule. The nature of The Lightning Round…
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MWN intern brings the content! “Death Ridge” Builds into the Mid-South

August 27, 2013

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, heat, intern

As most of our readers know, MemphisWeather.net is staffed by yours truly (meteorologist and founder Erik Proseus) as well as social media interns who assist in nowcasting on our social media platforms and occasionally blog on local weather patterns. Currently, the interns are two Mississippi State University graduate students in Meteorology: William Churchill and Patrick…
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Welcome new MWN team members!

August 5, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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intern, nowcast

As many of our followers and friends know, MemphisWeather.net (MWN) excels in providing precise and vital storm information via social media when inclement weather threatens or is ongoing. Called “nowcasting,” MWN was (and still is) one of the only organizations in the nation to provide this service consistently on social media, namely Twitter and Facebook.…
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Introducing the newest team member at MemphisWeather.net

September 4, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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intern, Kevin Terry

I’d like to take this opportunity to officially welcome the newest part-time team member to MemphisWeather.net. Up until this point, I have been posting on this blog, writing the forecasts, doing all of the web updates, updating MWN social media during storms (and all other times), and washing the dishes. OK, maybe not the last…
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