Category Archives: Weather
Winter weather pattern may not get wintry for a while
So when are we going to see something resembling winter weather conditions? National Weather Service meteorologist Nathan Griesemer tells KVOE News January could see more seasonal conditions. December...
Dec 28, 2024 KVOE News file photo.
Dense fog advisories in place for entire listening area again Saturday with sunshine expected to return through weekend
Thick fog is rolling through the KVOE listening area once again Saturday. A dense fog advisory covers Lyon and all surrounding counties until 10 am with visibility limited to a quarter mile or less in...
Dec 28, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Fog to remain thick Friday morning -- and possibly return Friday night
Thick fog has become stubborn fog for the KVOE listening area this week. Visibility has been three blocks or less -- roughly a quarter-mile or less -- for much of the area since late afternoon Thursda...
Dec 26, 2024 St. Mark's Lutheran Church is draped in fog early Friday. Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Drought Monitor map unchanged despite dry December
Measurable precipitation has been hard to come by this month, but that trend hasn't impacted the US Drought Monitor for the KVOE listening area. This week's report indicates abnormally dry conditions ...
Dec 26, 2024 US Drought Monitor map.
Dense fog advisories areawide until noon Thursday with more fog possible at times into Saturday
Dense fog is possible across the KVOE listening area for the second straight morning. The National Weather Service has all area counties under official dense fog advisories until noon Thursday, reflec...
Dec 25, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Then one foggy Christmas Eve (and Christmas morning): Dense fog advisories for Lyon, several surrounding counties
A foggy Christmas morning is possible just about areawide. In fact, the National Weather Service has issued dense fog advisories involving Lyon, Chase, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee counties until noon ...
Dec 24, 2024 KVOE News File Photo
Dense fog advisories now areawide until 8 am or 9 am Sunday, depending on county
Little by little, county by county, the entire KVOE listening area is now in a dense fog advisory through the mid-morning hours Sunday. Initially, advisories were announced for Chase, Greenwood and Mo...
Dec 14, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
As abnormally dry conditions continue, Moran urges drought-related flexibility in federal disaster funding
As drought conditions affect much of Kansas, including the KVOE listening area, US Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas is urging his fellow lawmakers to account for drought as they set disaster relief amoun...
Nov 28, 2024 US Drought Monitor map.
Light rain noted in, near Emporia on Wednesday
Light rainfall came to the KVOE listening area Wednesday. Most of the afternoon had spotty showers with little accumulation: *KVOE studios: 0.05 inches *Emporia Municipal Airport: 0.03 inches *1100 bl...
Nov 28, 2024 Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
High fire danger areawide Wednesday due to gusty winds, low humidity levels
Blustery conditions will lead to a high fire danger areawide Wednesday. Low relative humidity levels, generally at or below 30 percent, will combine with westerly winds at 20-40 mph to elevate the fir...
Nov 20, 2024 National Weather Service graphic.
