Category: seasonal outlook

NOAA releases the Winter Outlook. What can we expect in the Mid-South?

October 27, 2024

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Erik Proseus

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seasonal outlook, Uncategorized, winter outlook

With a weak La Niña pattern forecast to develop, what does winter look like for Memphis?
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“Fall” and hurricane season end, so here’s the winter outlook!

December 1, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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hurricane, seasonal outlook, winter outlook

Meteorological Fall Comes to an End As the calendar turns to December and minds collectively turn towards the end-of-year holiday season, meteorologists see […]
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So… is winter over??

February 21, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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seasonal outlook, spring, winter

You won’t believe (or maybe you would) how many times I’ve been asked whether winter is actually over. The short answer? I think […]
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El Nino ramps up – what it means to Mid-South weather

May 27, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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el nino, seasonal outlook, summer

Climatologists and environmental scientists expected El Nino to appear over the winter of 2014-’15 and, though it never officially did, it appears it […]
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The Results Show: Reviewing our 2014-2015 Winter Outlook

March 16, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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accuracy, seasonal outlook, winter weather

Now that it is mid-March with highs in the mid 70s, we can probably safely safe winter 2014-’15 is over for the Mid-South. […]
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MWN 2014-2015 Winter Outlook

November 10, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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education, seasonal outlook, winter

Winter appears to be starting a bit early this year, as Arctic air is poised to ooze south of the Mason-Dixon by mid-late […]
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Cool weather expected to turn much colder next week

November 6, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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arctic cold, forecast discussion, seasonal outlook

If you don’t like cool weather, I recommend you stop reading now. OK maybe not, but this post is going to be all […]
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What do they say about broken clocks?

August 25, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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almanac, farmers almanac, seasonal outlook, winter

From the Farmer’s Almanac, via the NY Post, I find this screen capture incredibly ironic: The article above, dated April 14th and quoting […]
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MWN 2012-2013 Winter Outlook for the Mid-South

November 24, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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climate, seasonal outlook, winter

Winter outlooks are always a tricky endeavor here in the Mid-South. In fact, I’ll be honest, I don’t like doing them, but they […]
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NOAA releases winter outlook with lower-than-normal confidence, citing “elusive” El Niño

October 18, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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seasonal outlook, winter

Earlier today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s Climate Prediction Center issued their 2012-2013 winter outlook. Citing what forecasters term an “elusive” El Niño that has […]
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Long-lead temperature forecasts indicate a hot Mid-South summer is likely

June 21, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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climate, long-range forecast, seasonal outlook

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 […]
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More tornadoes than normal this spring?

April 1, 2010

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Erik Proseus

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book review, seasonal outlook, tornado

Image of funnel cloud north of Wolfchase area courtesy Dennis K. Russell A couple of recent blog posts by Jesse Ferrell of Weather […]
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2009-2010 MWN Winter Outlook

October 15, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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seasonal outlook, winter

With the winter season not too far down the road and an increased interest in long-range forecasts, I have put together some thoughts […]
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6 more weeks of winter? Or not?

February 2, 2009

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Erik Proseus

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groundhog day, seasonal outlook

Punxsutawney Phil has seen his shadow this morning, so we’re looking at six more weeks of winter… right? Well how about the Southern […]
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