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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Near-record heat midweek

2 days 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

5 days 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

6 days 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 week 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.
Kansas City weather: Greatest chance of rain this week on Wednesday

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE-DAY FORECAST. SO YOU’LL KNOW FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. WE HAVE HAD SOME BEAUTIFUL DAYS THESE LAST FEW DAYS, BUT NOW WE HAVE TO LOOK AT RAIN AGAIN. OH WE DO. YEAH. NEVILLE IS COMING IN HOT. I’M COMING IN HOT. YOU KNOW, BECAUSE I’M JUST TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING UPDATED HERE. WE HAVE SOME RAIN COMING IN THOSE. YEAH, OUR RAIN CHANCES ARE INCREASING, SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE GET THOSE CHANGES IN THE FORECAST SO THAT WE’RE ALL AWARE, ESPECIALLY FOR WEDNESDAY. OKAY.
Kansas City weather: Pleasant Monday, Tuesday before rain chances increase midweek

1 week ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. THERE’S A PICTURE PERFECT WEEKEND AND TODAY TOO. YEAH, GREAT FOR CINCO DE MAYO. GREAT FOR ANY PLANS. AND IT’S ALWAYS NICE WHEN YOU GET MONDAY. STARTED OFF WITH SOME GREAT WEATHER AND IT WAS REALLY PERFECT FOR THAT SCHOOL VISIT TO, YOU KNOW, JUST SUNNY FELT NICE, YOU KNOW, A LITTLE COOL THIS MORNING, BUT IT WARMED UP NICELY. WE’RE IN THE 70S RIGHT NOW, SO REALLY HOPE YOU CAN GET SOME OUTSIDE TIME TODAY.
Tornado watch issued north of Kansas City; metro not included

2 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

SUPER BOWL APPEARANCE. EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE DAY FORECAST SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. SO WE’RE WAITING FOR THOSE STORMS TO PERCOLATE, AND WE CAN KIND OF SEE THE FRONTS, RIGHT? YEAH, YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WE’RE WATCHING THE AREAS FOR STORMS TO FORM, WHICH IS GOING TO BE JUST OFF TO OUR WEST HERE WITHIN JUST A FEW HOURS, ACTUALLY. SO RADAR LOOKS DRY FOR RIGHT NOW, BUT YOU CHECK BACK IN CLOSER TO 6:00, 7:00.
Storms possible Wednesday night

4 weeks ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

EXCLUSIVE LIVE RADAR AND NINE-DAY FORECAST. SO YOU’LL KNOW. FIRST. THIS IS FIRST ALERT WEATHER. TRYING TO GET YOU PREPARED AS WE’RE HEADING INTO THE EASTER HOLIDAY WEEKEND, AND WE ARE GOING TO LOOK FOR SOME CHANGES THAT WILL BE MOVING IN HERE IN THE FORM OF SOME RAIN THAT WILL BE PASSING THROUGH OUR AREA. WE HAVE IMPACT DAYS STARTING TOMORROW THROUGH SUNDAY. HERE’S THE BIGGEST THING THAT I REALLY WANT YOU TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS.
Kansas City weather: Showers taper off Friday evening; rain chances slightly dip for KC metro

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

YOU CAN DO THAT SORT OF THING. YES, YES. COOL. CLOUDY AND WINDY TOMORROW MORNING. YEAH. MISERABLE IS RIGHT. YOU KNOW, YOU’VE GOT BASEBALL AT 8 A.M., 8 A.M. TOMORROW. YOU KNOW, NOT IDEAL, BUT THERE IS SOME GOOD NEWS IS THAT SOME OF THE RAIN IS TRENDING A LITTLE MORE SOUTH. SO IT MIGHT NOT BE RAINING FOR BASEBALL. TOMORROW MORNING. WE’RE GOING TO KEEP OUR FINGERS CROSSED FOR THAT, BUT IT WILL DEFINITELY BE CHILLY. SO YOU NEED TO HAVE THOSE LAYERS.
Rain will continue Friday through Saturday in Kansas City

1 month ago | kmbc.com | Bryan Busby

KMBC NINE NEWS. ALL RIGHT, TAYLOR, THANK YOU. AND NOW THAT GAME IS SET TO START AT 730 TOMORROW NIGHT. TOMORROW IS AN IMPACT DAY. BUT BUT WHAT DO YOU THINK? I THINK THEY’RE GOING TO BE ALL RIGHT. YOU’RE DEFINITELY GONNA HAVE TO BUNDLE UP, THAT’S FOR SURE. BUT MOST OF THE RAIN SHOULD BE GONE. IT LOOKED LIKE THE PITCH WAS A LITTLE WET RIGHT NOW. VERY WET OUT THE WINDOW. AND IT IS GOING TO IMPROVE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, HERE IT IS THE SPECIFIC FORECAST HERE FROM THE FIRST ALERT WEATHER CENTER. CLOUDY, COLD 47.