Category Archives: Weather
Cool, damp week ahead after showers early Monday
A cool and occasionally damp week has started with cool and wet conditions. A fast-moving line of showers and storms dumped 0.30 inches of rainfall on the KVOE studios between 3:30 and 4:30 am Monday....
Aug 25, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
More storms possible Tuesday
After some unexpected storm activity Monday, more storms are possible Tuesday. Showers and storms began developing across the KVOE listening area after 3 am Tuesday. Rainfall totals are pending. This ...
Aug 19, 2025 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
Cooler weather on horizon, but not until mid-week
Hot? Yes. Heat-related alerts? No. High temperatures will climb again into the mid-90s for the KVOE listening area Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. Peak heat index readings may be 102 Sunday, 103 Monday an...
Aug 17, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Heat advisory begins Friday afternoon areawide
Summertime heat will definitely be in place for the upcoming weekend. All area counties are in heat advisories from 1-8 pm Friday. Most area counties -- Lyon, Coffey, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee -- ac...
Aug 15, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Widespread heavy rain, isolated severe storms possible by Sunday morning
Isolated severe storms and widespread moderate to heavy rainfall remain distinctly possible early Sunday through much of Monday. Following high temperatures in the mid-90s and heat index readings arou...
Aug 09, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Scorching heat Friday, possible storms by early Sunday
The hottest air of the year is on top of us Friday. Air temperatures could get as hot as 101 by late afternoon. Heat index readings have been in the 105-107 range before, and that is where they will e...
Aug 08, 2025 National Weather Service graphic.
Heat advisories expanded areawide with highs above 100 degrees expected Friday
Oppressively hot conditions are ahead Friday. Air temperatures could get to 102 by late afterrnoon, which would be our highest air temperature so far this season. Peak heat index readings could climb ...
Aug 07, 2025 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Algae alerts continue for Emporia, Osage County lakes
The Kansas Department of Health and Environment still has one local lake in a harmful algae warning and another in an algae watch. KDHE kept King Lake in a warning for the second straight week after i...
Aug 03, 2025 KVOE News file photo.
Repeat performance: Canadian smoke affecting area residents
Smoky conditions will continue across the KVOE listening area Saturday. Smoke from Canadian wildfires began affecting area residents well before sunrise Friday, initially pushing air quality to the "u...
Aug 02, 2025 Airnow.gov map.
KDHE issues air quality alert due to Canadian smoke
With the air quality listed as unhealthy in general since before sunrise and unhealthy for sensitive groups for several hours earlier in the morning, the Kansas Department of Health and Environment ha...
Aug 01, 2025
