Category: winter

2025 starts cold, and a brief recap of 2024

January 1, 2025

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Erik Proseus

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annual summary, arctic cold, forecast discussion, winter

Preliminary numbers are in and 2024 was warmer and wetter than average in Memphis. However, 2025 appears ready to reverse course, at least for the first couple of weeks!
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This weekend’s weather: A taste of winter

November 27, 2024

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

The Mid-South is about to get a reminder of what winter feels like!
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Winter has arrived – very active weather week ahead

January 6, 2024

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

December warmth is long gone now and Mother Nature is reminding us it is indeed the season of winter. We’re also going to […]
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Another winter storm gone, time to look to the next one!

February 15, 2021

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

Winter storm #1 brought a thick glaze of freezing rain to the metro last Wednesday night and also ushered in the first round […]
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A wet Sunday leads to a December chill as cold Canadian air plunges south

November 28, 2020

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, forecast models, winter

With Thanksgiving in the rearview mirror, the 2020 calendar is about to flip one more page to December… and it can’t come soon […]
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Arctic airmass intrusions and snow chances

January 17, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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arctic cold, forecast discussion, winter

While the cool, damp conditions and overcast skies of late are fairly normal for winter in Memphis, it appears Mother Nature may be […]
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A weather smorgasbord this week, with an eye towards an Arctic air intrusion

January 13, 2019

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

We had a few nice days this past week with mild temperatures and some sunshine that allowed the ground to dry out a […]
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Cold weather breaks as temps climb (before yet another Arctic blast arrives!)

January 6, 2018

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

The two-week period since Christmas Eve sure seemed like the Polar Express came to visit and then never left! In particular, the first […]
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Winter is back! Now how about some precip to match?

December 23, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, winter

The gully-washer is over and the cold air has arrived! Just as predicted in Thursday’s blog, widespread 3-5″ rainfall totals were recorded along […]
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5 Musings as November comes to an end

November 30, 2017

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Erik Proseus

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autumn, event weather, forecast discussion, GOES, GOES-R, tropical, winter

The month of November is wrapping up and we now head into the season in which people start asking (more) about important things […]
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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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Wait, I thought winter was over! The four-letter ‘S’ word returns…

March 27, 2015

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, snow, winter

I’m reminded of an elementary school song (that has always annoyed me as a parent) that goes like this: “This is the song […]
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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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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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Do cool Memphis Julys signal a cold and snowy winter?

August 6, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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climate, record temps, snow, winter

A question we have been asked a lot recently is what our unseasonably cool July might mean for the upcoming winter. We decided […]
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MWN Lightning Round: On the end of winter, weather marketing, and tornado bans

March 17, 2014

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Erik Proseus

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long-range forecast, tornado, winter

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 […]
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Another warm December weekend ends in thunderstorms

December 7, 2012

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Erik Proseus

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forecast discussion, severe thunderstorms, winter

This time last week, we were talking about an unusually warm December weekend and the potential for thunderstorms early in the work week. […]
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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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MWN 2011-2012 Winter Outlook

November 22, 2011

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Erik Proseus

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winter, winter weather

This is the 3rd year I have put together a winter outlook on the MWN Blog. You could say I am “cheating” this […]
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