In my mind it improves the same way part of the Atlantic basin improves in early August—it’s great to see the upper level window open just as climo starts to ramp up, but it usually takes time for something good to cook.
I understand the angst around here, annoying as it is. While I wish what @Torch Tiger said was true, this is emphatically a winter forum. This is the end all be all for a lot of posters and when you’re staring at ~16 weeks where it can legitimately snow the clock ticks and winter lovers get anxious.
I genuinely like where we are. We absolutely need to produce eventually, but the first step is just opening the window. We’re getting there. The next benchmark is mid-January for me.