Bryan Busby

Kansas City

Chief Meteorologist at KMBC-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Chief Meteorologist at KCWE-TV (Kansas City, MO)

Chief Meteorologist at KMBC 9 News in the middle of tornado alley. Links & RTs aren’t endorsements. Opinions are my own.

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Kansas City weather: Slight rain chances stick around before things dry out, warm up

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. SO FOR ALL THOSE OUTDOOR PRACTICES THIS AFTERNOON AND THE ROYALS GAME, WE’RE JUST GOING TO DODGE SOME RAINDROPS. YEAH, VERY SMALL LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND MAINLY JUST SPRINKLES. THAT’S ABOUT IT. GRAY LOOKING BUT BETTER CONDITIONS EVENTUALLY ON THE WAY FOR US. WE’LL WRAP UP THIS IMPACT DAY AND EVENTUALLY DRY UP BY OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AND ONCE WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THAT’S WHEN THINGS REALLY START TO TURN MORE ON THE SUNNY SIDE WITH HIGHS BACK IN THE 80S.
Kansas City weather: Cool weather sticking around Tuesday

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

NINE-DAY FORECAST SO YOU’LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WELL, IT HAS NOT BEEN PERFECT WEATHER FOR ALL THE MEMORIAL DAY ACTIVITIES, BUT SUMMER IS COMING. YEAH, SUMMER EVENTUALLY COMING. THE SECOND HALF, THE NINE DAY FORECAST LOOKS FANTASTIC, BUT WE’LL GET TO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE RAIN. OBVIOUSLY IT IS ON THE SOGGY SIDE RIGHT NOW, BUT WE STAY ON THE SOGGY SIDE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS INTO TOMORROW MORNING. IT’S ANOTHER IMPACT DAY. TOMORROW.
Sunny and mild Thursday

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE-DAY FORECAST. SO YOU’LL KNOW FIRST, THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. HISTORY NERD AND I AM SO EXCITED TO CHECK THAT OUT. THAT LOOKS VERY LOOKS REALLY, REALLY COOL. IT OPENS FRIDAY, I THINK THEY SAID. IS THAT RIGHT? SO WE GOT OUR LINEUP. WE DO. IT’S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND TOO, SO IT’S JUST GOING TO BE A BUSY TIME. AND WE HAVE SOME MORE RAIN COMING IN. YEAH. TERRIFIC. SO WELL YOU GOT YOUR REACTION THERE, NEVILLE. YEAH, I DID RIGHT.
Kansas City weather: Cool, dry stretch before showers return this weekend

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

SO IT WAS DEFINITELY BUSY. SO WE ARE THANKFUL FOR THE QUIETER WEATHER HERE FOR TODAY AND MOVING FORWARD. IN GENERAL. OUR WEATHER WILL BE QUIET FOR A FEW MORE DAYS NOW. THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS A SLIM CHANCE FOR A FEW SHOWERS TOMORROW EVENING. I’M GOING TO SHOW YOU THAT ON FUTURESCAN HERE IN JUST A MOMENT. THEN, AS WE HEAD INTO THE WEEKEND, THAT IS WHEN WE’LL SEE OUR NEXT WEATHER IMPACT DAY.
Kansas City weather: Large hail, damaging wind and tornadoes all possible Monday

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

FAMILY AND YOUR PETS SAFE. ABSOLUTELY. AND IT’S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME TO GO OVER THOSE SEVERE WEATHER SAFETY PLANS, BECAUSE WE DO HAVE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THAT ARE NOW MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE AREA. SO EVEN THOUGH WE’RE GETTING SEVERE WEATHER RIGHT NOW, JUST A QUICK ONCE OVER WITH YOUR FAMILY ON, WHERE’S YOUR SAFE PLACE? WHERE DO YOU GO? JUST IN CASE THERE IS A TORNADO? IF WE HAVE LARGE HAIL, OF COURSE YOU WANT TO BE AWAY FROM WINDOWS.
Kansas City weather: Less humid on Thursday, but warm for May

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE-DAY FORECAST SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT, WEATHER BOY. I MEAN, IT FEELS LIKE JULY. YES, SOME OF THOSE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURES. YOU SHOWED US. WOW. OTTAWA AT 100 DEGREES. THAT’S IMPRESSIVE. I’M A LITTLE MORE OKAY WITH THAT WHEN IT’S LIKE JULY OR AUGUST, BUT NOBODY ASKED ME, SO IT’S JUST LIKE IT IS WHAT IT IS, RIGHT? BUT, YOU KNOW, THE GOOD NEWS IS THE HUMIDITY COMES DOWN TOMORROW AND FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK.
Near-record heat midweek

3 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE FORECAST. SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST, THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WELL, SUMMER’S HERE. IT MIGHT AS WELL BE RIGHT. YOU KNOW, IT’S ALREADY BEEN WARM, BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE IT’S GOING TO EVEN GET EVEN WARMER. IT IS. YOU KNOW, WE’RE GOING TO BE CLOSE TO 90 DEGREES HEADING TOWARDS THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK, AND WE’LL EVEN GET A LITTLE BIT OF HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY. SO IF YOU’RE A SUMMER LOVER, MAYBE YOU WANT TO GET OUT TO THE POOL OR TO THE LAKE.
Kansas City weather: Sunshine, warm temps sticking through next week

4 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WHAT A FANTASTIC. COULDN’T BE BETTER FOR THE RACES, YOU KNOW. AND SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT RAIN. AND WE’RE KIND OF LIKE, OH GOSH, I HOPE THE SHOWERS HOLD OFF. BUT YOU DON’T HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THAT. ANY OF THE DAYS OUT THERE. SO IF YOU’RE HEADING OUT THIS EVENING, TOMORROW FOR THE TRUCK RACE LOOKS GREAT. THE MAIN RACE THERE ON SUNDAY, JUST MAKE SURE YOU PUT THAT SUNSCREEN ON, OKAY? BECAUSE WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.
Sunny, warmer weather expected for Mother's Day weekend

4 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

SO IT’S GOING TO BE ANOTHER FUN ONE. LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS WEEKEND. SUNNY WARMER THAN IT IS RIGHT NOW. CLOSER TO 80 DEGREES. AND THEN AS WE HEAD INTO NEXT WEEK WE WILL HAVE THE WARMEST TEMPERATURES OF THE YEAR SO FAR. AGAIN, KEY WORD HERE SO FAR.
Rain could affect Wednesday evening; more showers possible Thursday

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

REALLY EXCITING AS WELL. LET’S TALK ABOUT WHAT’S HAPPENING ON RADAR RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE IT’S BEEN DRY SO FAR THIS WEEK. BUT THAT FINALLY CHANGED TODAY. HERE’S LIVE RADAR, AND WE’RE NOT SEEING ANY SEVERE WEATHER. BUT THERE’S CERTAINLY SOME AREAS OF RAIN THAT ARE MOVING THROUGH. THIS BIG BLOB OF RAIN HAS JUST BEEN LIFTING NORTH ALL MORNING AND ALL AFTERNOON. AND FOR THE MOST PART, THE AREAS OF RAIN WITHIN. WE’RE GOING TO CALL A BIG BLOB. THEY’VE BEEN MOVING FROM EAST TO WEST AS YOU SEE HERE.