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Meteorologist Joe Lauria

@joelauriawx.bsky.social
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Serving the viewers of western MO and eastern KS for almost 30 years as evening meteorologist for FOX 4 TV #mowx #kswx #kcwx

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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Some good parts of the weekend and some not as nice parts of the weekend but certainly NOT a washout which has been emphasized this week. Meanwhile Odalys and Polo may bring bigger rains to the area next week. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Polo + Odalys = rain for us (FRI-9/25)
Wanted to let you know at the top of the blog that I’ll be taking some time off starting tomorrow…so no blogs for about 10 days or so after this one. More about all that on my FB page (…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Some wet days are ahead but as mentioned yesterday it will be interwoven with some dry times as well. Just the definition of an "iffy" next 3 days or so. Blog is updated and ready for you. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Iffy days ahead (THU-9/24)
Another nice day coming to the area today but clouds will be blocking out the sunshine at times and between the clouds and a somewhat cooler start to the day, we dropped to 57° this morning, temper…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Active weather is going too be setting up again but this will mostly mean rain for us, and the weekend is looking rather iffy, especially Friday and Saturday. JL #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Fall is doing fall things (WED-9/23)
Happy Wednesday as the cool weather continues, interestingly though and purely from a statistical standpoint, we’ve yet to have a below average day in KC…because of the clouds, the morn…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
The last official day of summer is more fall-like than anything today with clouds and cooler afternoons ahead. As we wrap up summer the blog dives into the unusual late season heat that happened and what's ahead. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: The end of summer (MON-9/21)
Fall starts tomorrow afternoon and summer ended on Saturday here as we have made the transition to cooler days and more moderate weather around these parts. Yesterday was in the 70s and today shoul…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
So you say you want the heat to end and you want to have some fall weather. Mother Nature is about to deliver...perhaps some spicy storms as well. #MOwx #Kswx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Fall and fall weather on tap (FRI-9/18)
Another day and another 90°+ high expected for KC…and for a city that was struggling with highs all summer to get to 90° or higher, we’ve certainly taken care of that these last few wee…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
The heat dome is putting up a good fight but at some point Fall will click in...and the timing of the transition is just in time for the start to Fall. Blog is updated. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Fall starts in 5 days! (THU-9/17)
The heat is just not going to go away for the next couple of days, more heat and humidity is on the way into Saturday before we start seeing temperatures trend down on Sunday and especially next we…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Some w/ tons of rain, others w/ nearly nothing...even this morning it's coming down on the northside but down south...not much. A front will waver in the region for the next 2 days. Fall temperatures on tap next week. fox4kc.com/email-alerts... #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx JL
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Joe’s Blog: Returning heat into the weekend (WED-9/16)
Interesting day yesterday as once again high heat and moderate humidity created lots of instability in the region. Add in a cold front that was slowly drifting southwards and the recipe was complet…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
It's a cold front vs a heat dome...they both sort of win the fight but the dome wins the war, at least this week. Blog is updated. JL #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Heat dome will win this week (MON-9/14)
As I start this blog some storms are going up north of the Metro into northern MO while farther south skies are mostly sunny and we’re starting the day on a cool and comfortable note with rea…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
We can't quite shake off summer yet...Monday will be the hottest ahead of cold front #3. Cold front #2 may be an issue with rain chances tomorrow. A topsy turvy weather blog for you. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Summer won’t give up (FRI-9/11)
A very foggy morning in the region as the recent rains combined with temperatures in the mid to upper 60s this morning have allowed dew points to match the surface temperatures and with light winds…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
3 cold fronts, all will change our weather and give at least parts of the are rain too! #1 is coming tomorrow. More on all 3 in the updated blog. Linked in the 1st comment. JL #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/news/joes-bl...
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Joe’s Blog: 3 fronts…bigger changes ahead (TUE-9/8)
After an extremely hot weekend highlighted by temperatures surging to near 100° and then Sunday evening severe storms for some, we saw the heat wave break yesterday, as highs failed to make it to 9…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Is our run of unusual heat in KC El Nino related? That's sort of murky. Blog has a ton of fun information for you including what happens if our official high today and tomorrow is 97° (just like the last 4 days in a row). #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: El Nino doing it’s dirty work (THU-9/3)
The heat continues for the region and likely will remain for about another week or so, before it relents later next week. Odds favor more 95-100° days till then, and hopefully rain arrives later ne…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Welcome to meteorological fall...funny it sure feels like the dead of summer. Blog is updated #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Welcome to fall! (sort of) (TUE-9/1)
As we start September in KC, we’re saying goodbye to meteorological summer and starting meteorological fall. Fall for most of you though is still 3 weeks from today, but because us weather fo…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The heat dome is in a prime position for us to be "in it" for the week. There are signs of change though. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: A very hot start to September (MON-8/31)
We’re going to finish August on a very toasty note for KC, as highs today surge once again into the mid-upper 90s this afternoon. Today will be the 3rd straight day with highs 95°+ and that w…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Some would argue it's been a hot summer, stats say otherwise. we've yet to have a heat wave too (stat wise). Could that change in the next week? #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Waiting on our 1st heat wave (WED-8/26)
Wanted to get out a shorter blog today with now our quiet weather in place for a few days and while some scattered storms are possible on Friday and then again perhaps early next week, temperatures…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The upper level flow my be slightly changing as the week moves along...that could start to cut down on the rain chances to some extent. More on that in the latest blog. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Seasonably warm week (MON-8/24)
The weekend forecast played out about as expected with some showers and sprinkles around but overall not too bad of a weekend, at least during the daytime hours. The overnights we’re too bad …
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
We continue to live on the edge of heat and storms. Watching this later today and this evening for a few possible cells. JL #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Living on the edge (FRI-8/21)
It’s really interesting to see how close to the extreme heat we’ve been over the past month or so. A 2-3 hour drive south of KC down I-35 would bring us a rather different summer around…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
I came up with I think the weather stat of the day for KC, that and more rain chances showing up, as early as tomorrow, all in the latest weather blog. Also can you believe there are actually some dry areas out there? #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Pesky NW flow continues (THU 8/20)
It’s a delightful but foggy start to our Thursday here in KC as the sun is slowly fading the fog that, as expected, cut down visibilities for awhile this morning. It should turn into a fantas…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
That was quite the lightning and eventually hail show for the area last night. Up to 3-4" of rain as well. Blog is updated. We're not done with rain chances either. JL #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Loud night with other storms ahead (WED-8/19)
The lightning last night was incredible with the storms that rolled into the region…I was showing it during the 9/10 newscasts and I don’t think I remember seeing so much continuous and…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Can't rule out some showers near lunch from KC north but the main thing is overnight storms. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s blog: Storm threats overnight (TUE-8/18)
Happy Tuesday. I got up a bit early this morning with the potential of stronger overnight storms tonight to put together a quick update for you…since things may become a bit more active later…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
It was time to clean up my weather desk a bit for today's blog. Lots of little tidbits in there for you. Linked in the 1st comment. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Clean up the desk time (MON-8/17)
I haven’t done one of these blogs in awhile…so I thought today would be a good day to do that…sort of just some random things about stuff that’s been piling up lately……
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
We're sort of waiting on a strong front on Sunday for better rain chances. Till then...more heat. @fox4kc #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: The nasty heat will fade (FRI-8/14)
We’re about halfway done with August and temperatures are running about a degree and a half above average so far but the good news is that after tomorrow’s likely mid 90 day, temperatur…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Outflow may help in knocking down the temperatures just a bit today from KC northwards...overall though steady as she goes with Sunday relief. Blog is updated #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Derecho! plus plenty more heat ahead (WED-8/12)
Running slightly behind this morning but there are some storms on the north side of the area today that won’t last for too much longer but as I type this some sort of outflow boundary is push…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Smoke, summer heat and maybe some storms...maybe. Blog dives in with some KC perspective as well on all the wildfires out west. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Festering heat continues (TUE-8/11)
A mix of some smoky skies and clouds again this morning but overall rain free today as we start the day with temperatures in the upper 70s to lower 80s and a bit of a breeze from the southwest. Spe…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Some pretty big rains for some areas last night and the steam heat continues this week with a questionable front later in the week. Blog dives in to one of the unusual aspects of summer so far. JL #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: A steamy week ahead (MON-8/10)
Overnight storms were rather beefy in some areas as we continue to be on the edge nastiest heat in the Plains. Got toasty yesterday and muggy…93° up at KCI with a heat index near ~105°……
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Tons of rain last night as expected...tonight things will re-fire but the future storms impact may be different tonight than last night. Also an update on the strong winds on the south side last night. Blog is updated. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Loud night with more possible (THU-8/6)
Well I talked about 1-4″ of rain with potentially some gusty winds last night, and on cue Mother Nature unleashed. Torrential rains and some felled trees were reported for parts of the area. …
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Scattered shower/storms out there this morning, the heavier stuff is likely overnight tonight though which may lead to some flooding in spots. Blog is updated. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Rain and steamier heat returns (WED-8/5)
A cold front is draped just north of KC this morning, northern MO is in the cooler air for now and that cooler air will try and press southwards today but isn’t exactly in a hurry to do so si…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
I mentioned this last night but I think the system affecting us today is highly unusual for mid summer. I explain why and what's coming in the blog. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Unusual July storm (FRI-7/31)
That was quite the gully-washer early this morning. After being teased with sprinkles and light showers for most of the area yesterday (not all…there were some tropical downpours yesterday mo…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
More rain ahead but the weekend relief in the rain and the humidity is on schedule thanks to a cold front coming this way. More on that in the blog. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: A nice July front ahead (THU-7/30)
As we finish off the month of July the weather has turned more seasonable in the region with humidity still being a thing (although a bit of a lessor thing this morning from KC eastwards…brie…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Some fading rains out there this AM and yeah it will still be muggy today but it won't be as extreme. More rain chances and some cooler days down the road. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Still muggy but not as hot (TUE-7/28)
It’s a drippy start this morning and I decided not to play golf in the rain although it will be fading as the morning moves along. That means you get a weather blog today after all. The good …
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Well that was something this past weekend and today won't be comfortable either but temperatures will back off this week. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: INTENSE heat breaks with rain chances (MON-7/27)
That was one rough weekend for summer heat and mostly summer humidity around these parts. Dew pints popping into the low 80s is about as bad as we can do around these parts when it comes to that so…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Some rain out there today and more coming tomorrow...this also means nicely below average temperatures. When the rain ends though the sauna returns. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Rain and a sauna ahead (THU-7/23)
Good morning and happy Thursday. Showers are around the area this morning, especially from the Metro westwards and we’ll be in and out of the rain for a bit today but there should be a drying…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 20/07/2026
One really hot day today then a bit less hot then perhaps much cooler...and yeah, there's more rain coming this week I think. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Near 100 to 70s this week (MON-7/20)
It’s been a pretty moderate summer around these parts, yesterday’s high of 95° was the hottest so far after maxing out at 93° a couple of times back in March. We’re in the Top 60 …
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
A mish mash of things in the blog today including a heat surge, relief, maybe more smoke here and cooler days. Blog is updated. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Heat and then a front (FRI-7/17)
Happy Friday! Yesterday was a fascinating day as it played out exactly as expected. Storms rapidly bubbled up around the lunch hour and it was a huge case of the haves and have nots. Some areas had…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Feast or famine rains today...some with 1"+ others with nothing at all. Plus a look at the hottest weather so far this season and the smoke too. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Storms with bigger heat (THU-7/16)
Happy Thursday and thanks for taking a few minutes to check in with the weather blog today. Summer blogs tend to be a bit more infrequent as we slog through the quite days of hot and somewhat humid…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Slow building heat with perhaps 1 or 2 chances for rain this week. Don't expect the rain to hit your yard though...coverage may be spotty. More on that in the blog. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Weather Blog: Summer settles in (MON-7/13)
Happy Monday and thanks for taking a few minutes to read the weather blog today. It’s a sunny and mild start to the day as our seasonable weather continues around the region. Not overly hot&#…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Not quite out of the woods today regarding storm risks, although the activity this afternoon should be more scattered, it still may pack a punch. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Watching for afternoon storms (FRI-7/10)
Another t/storm complex rumbled through the region earlier this morning, not as strong as the one from early Thursday morning, it still cranked out the winds to near 55 MPH in spots mostly south of…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
Impressive rains overnight and those rains may have to do it for awhile. Blog dives in to perhaps a longer dry stretch starting this weekend. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: More scattered rains before we dry out (THU-7/9)
Pretty impressive storms overnight, with some gusty winds and torrential rains that added up quite a bit for parts of the Metro. There were some downed power lines and some localized flooding as we…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I decided today to take a deeper dive into El Nino and how it's doing. It's connection to our winters do very regarding snow. More in the blog. It's linked in the 1st comment. JL #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: So how’s El Nino doing? (TUE-7/7)
Not too bad of a start this morning, pretty comfortable and seasonable for the region. We’re still watching for at least some areas of rain to develop or move into the region Wednesday late n…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Not too bad this week from a summer standpoint (yes still hot but it is July). There are some rain chances as well. More on those in the latest blog #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: A seasonably hot week ahead (MON 7/6)
Now that we’re entering the core of summer around the region, rains tend to get a bit more scattered and inconsistent in the region. There should be opportunities though for more rain this we…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Some sneaky storm chances are brewing for part of the holiday weekend...as the more or less seasonable heat continues for quite some time. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Sneaky storm chances in the heat (THU-7/2)
It’s hard to imagine that we’re now more than halfway down with 2026 here in KC. It’s been a warm and wet one for sure, and while we’ve had about a week of dry weather as th…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
The heat grinds on but perhaps there may be some rain down the road a bit. We'll need it after a drier last 7 days or so. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Heat isn’t going anywhere (TUE-6/30)
Back from a few days off today but the weather isn’t really changing that much from day to day now. Hot, breezy to windy conditions and muggy conditions will continue for quite some time it a…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Rain chances are there but the pattern is starting to shout heat and humidity too. I dive into the complex Plains set-up and when things get back to normal (and then some) in the blog. #MOwx #KSwx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Chasing the rain threats (MON-6/23)
Last night on the air, as I was showing you some model data suggesting where the rain was going to be, I mentioned several times how the data I was showing you was wrong…wrong…wrong. It…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
We've had so much rain and severe weather that it may feel like we're the severe weather leader in the US this year. We are not. The state that's #1 is a surprise leader. #MOwx #KSwx #KCwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: So who has worse severe weather than us? (MON-6/22)
So welcome to spring….errr summer. It looks like spring out there, everything is green and lush, it feels like spring out there, temperatures this morning dropped to 60°, it’s comfortab…
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
Next chance of heavier rains showing up for at least part of the weekend. Blog dives in on that and how much may fall. Campers pay attention tomorrow night especially. #mowx #kswx #kcwx fox4kc.com/email-alerts...
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Joe’s Blog: Summer arrives with storms (FRI-6/19)
It’s a great morning in KC as temperatures have started in the mid to upper 50s this morning…very pleasant conditions and the lower dew points for mid June will continue today into the …
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Meteorologist Joe Lauria @joelauriawx.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
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