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KTKA and Channel 6 meteorologists will offer up insights on local weather and take your questions on what's going on outside your window.

May 18, 2010

Severe weather season usually lasts for two to three months in Eastern Kansas. However, there have been some years with much less activity. This season so far has seen much of the strongest activity focused to our south. That is somewhat expected through mid-May.

March 1, 2010

The contest will begin next week, so if anyone hasn't joined yet, you will have until next Tuesday (March 9th) to jump in.

February 23, 2010

You've probably seen us discussing how difficult forecasting can be at times for Kansas, especially during this past winter! A small change in the path of a system can mean the difference between rain, ice, snow and amount of snow. ...

January 27, 2010

The moon in northeast Kansas was stunning Tuesday night. Now you can find out why it was so interesting to look at.

January 18, 2010

Saying that this past week has been a little bit foggy is like saying that we were a little cold in early January. Gross understatements. However, the two are very much related.

January 13, 2010

Get to know a little more about earthquakes.

January 12, 2010

A rather dense area of freezing fog shrouded nearly all of Northeast Kansas on Tuesday morning.

January 8, 2010

I am a native of Florida, and my home town has a slight chance of snow/sleet this weekend.

November 15, 2009

We are in the midst of an El Nino cycle. This occurs when the Pacific Ocean waters off of the South American coast are warmer than normal.

November 13, 2009

By the early part of next week, we have a cut-off low in the jetstream flow that will be moving in through southern Kansas.

November 2, 2009

There have been several occasions I would love to add more hours to the day. Sometimes there's just not enough time in the day to get everything done. This weekend we got that extra time thanks to the end of daylight-saving time.

October 14, 2009

Several days of below average temperatures, including three days of record coolest high temperatures (Saturday, Sunday and Tuesday), will come to an end by later this week.

October 12, 2009

Record breaking highs were set over the weekend, but not for how warm they were.

September 29, 2009

Since storms are first expected to develop late Wednesday in the high plains of western Kansas and western Nebraska, that puts a lot of uncertainty into the timing of the cold front and dryline on Thursday itself for eastern Kansas.

September 13, 2009

Why the 2009 summer reminds 6News Meteorologist Alex Harrington of summer in Wisconsin.

September 10, 2009

What are the chances another major hurricane could make a landfall, on the same date, in the same town?

August 26, 2009

6News Meteorologist Alex Harrington tells us just what "potential energy" is, and why you can actually sense it by stepping outside Wednesday night.

August 19, 2009

Meteorologist Alex Harrington tells us just how Wednesday’s Midwest storm may help those on the United States East Coast breathe just a little bit better.