November 3, 2023 Weekend Outlook
Warming temperatures into weekend
November 2023 was the 22nd-warmest November in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 44.2°F against a 1991–2020 normal of 43.0°F (+1.3°F).
November 2023 was the 12th-driest November in the 131-year national record (1895–2025), at 1.4in against a 1991–2020 normal of 2.3in (-0.9in).
NOAA/NCEI Climate at a Glance, contiguous United States. This is the observed record for the month, not a score of anything said in this piece — the forecast ledger begins 2026-08-17 and cannot reach earlier posts.
The Arctic airmass has broken its grip on the Lower 48 except for North Dakota and northern Minnesota. Warm Pacific origin air will continue to surge across the Rockies with moderate atmospheric river events dumping considerable (mostly) rain across the drought affected Pacific Northwest. Temperatures will continue to warm across the board leading to a really nice weekend for vast majority of Americans.
Another favorite parameter from weather models is “ dynamic tropopause ” potential temperature. This is a way of showing the upper-level features mainly at the jet stream level and how they are evolving and interacting.
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