Category: long-range forecast
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The BACKGROUND If you are a longtime follower of this site/blog and our content in general, you know I’m not real keen on looking beyond a week out in our forecast, especially when details unresolvable several days out could end up producing wild swings in the resulting weather. For instance: pinpoint temperatures that could mean…
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From a weather perspective, most attention nationally is focused on potential impacts from a Nor’Easter early this weekend in the media capital of the world. But here in the Mid-South, we’ll be dealing with the backside of the same low pressure system that becomes the Nor’Easter late Thursday night/Friday morning. As the low pulls away,…
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Winter has arrived and with it the appearance of long-range winter storm or snow maps that go viral on Facebook and Twitter. This post puts me “on the record” on these social media sensations, which I call “hype-casts.” The perceived need by many to try and reach the masses (whether with good intent or just…
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Winter over? Not so fast… I’ve seen and heard lots of complaints about the “return” to winter today in the wake of yesterday’s cold front, especially with spring break in the rearview mirror and the latter half of March out the front window (and my #NoMoreWinter campaign notwithstanding). With cloudy skies and a breezy north…
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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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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their updated temperature probability outlooks today. Below are the outlooks for July 2012 and the July-August-September period. The tan colors indicate temperatures above normal are more likely than temperatures below normal. Light blue colors indicate temperatures below normal are more likely than temperatures above normal. To decipher, consider first that in…
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