Category Archives: Weather
Scattered showers bring scattered rain totals to listening area Saturday into Sunday
The KVOE listening area received more needed rainfall thanks to storm systems that developed late Saturday into early Sunday morning. At the KVOE studios we received 1.2 inches of rainfall between Sat...
Aug 28, 2022 Photo by Tagan Trahoon/KVOE News
Moderate, severe drought remains in place for most of KVOE territory
Shortly after the US Drought Monitor released its weekly map last Thursday, residents receiving the KVOE on-air signal got anywhere from half an inch to 2 inches of rainfall. This week's Drought Monit...
Aug 25, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
Marginal risk of severe weather for Friday afternoon, evening
Friday afternoon has a 50-50 chance of showers and storms for the afternoon and evening time periods. There is also a marginal risk of severe weather for both time periods. The National Weather Servic...
Aug 19, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Cooler conditions still in forecast for most of week after hot Monday
For the most part, this upcoming week will be relatively mild. Monday is the exception, continuing the weekend trend of temperatures close to or above 100 degrees. The projected high is currently 99 d...
Aug 15, 2022 KVOE News file photo.
Triple-digit heat returns to Emporia
The area's latest heat burst went into full effect Saturday. Air temperatures climbed as high as 102 for the Emporia Municipal Airport by late afternoon. Because relative humidity levels were under 30...
Aug 13, 2022 Temperatures climbed to 102 degrees Saturday, both at the Emporia Municipal Airport -- the National Weat Service's official reporting station for Emporia -- and other locations in town, Chuck Samples/KVOE News.
Moderate drought continues for most of KVOE listening area
Moderate drought remains across most of the KVOE listening area for the third straight week. Moderate drought remains in place essentially along and south of US Highway 56. Abnormally dry conditions a...
Aug 11, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
WEATHER: Cooler temperatures, small rain chances to start work week
At least we don't have to deal with triple-digit heat for a few days. Temperatures will be around 90 degrees Monday and Tuesday, along with a small chance of showers and storms. This follows air tempe...
Aug 08, 2022 WeatherTAP.com radar image.
WEATHER: Heat advisory for Sunday, some temperature relief for Monday and Tuesday
One more day of sweltering heat is in the picture with our current heat wave. Air temperatures will be close to 100 degrees by late afternoon, with heat index readings around 105. Heat advisories are ...
Aug 07, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
Moderate drought unaffected by last week's rainfall
Last week's rainfall did nothing to blunt the moderate drought now in effect across most of the KVOE listening area. The US Drought Monitor's latest weekly report has moderate drought along and south ...
Aug 05, 2022 US Drought Monitor map.
WEATHER: Heat advisories extended to Saturday evening
Heat alerts now cover the KVOE listening area Friday and Saturday. The National Weather Service has extended a heat advisory for all area counties from 1 pm Friday to 8 pm Saturday. Initially, the adv...
Aug 05, 2022 National Weather Service graphic.
