Heat alerts are back again for part of the KVOE listening area.
Chase and Greenwood counties are in heat advisories from 1-8 pm both Thursday and Friday.
This follows another hot day across the KVOE listening area Wednesday, although the heat didn’t last all day thanks to storms in the morning and late afternoon. The Emporia Municipal Airport reached 97 with a peak heat index of 107 shortly after noon.
Speaking of rain, totals varied widely across the KVOE listening area:
*KVOE studios: 0.10 inches
*Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.16 inches
*1100 block Constitution: 0.15 inches
*Allen: 1.7 inches
*Reading: 1 inch
Temperatures will be close to 100 degrees Friday through the weekend. The next chance of rainfall is setting up for late Sunday night through possibly Tuesday.
We’ll keep you posted on KVOE, KVOE.com and KVOE social media.