Wes Peery

Kansas City

On-Air Meteorologist at KSHB-TV (Kansas City, MO)

On-Air Meteorologist at KMCI-TV (Kansas City, MO)

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Viewer captures 'harmless' funnel cloud Tuesday near Orrick, Missouri

1 week ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery |Sam Hartle

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — An alert viewer sent us a photo earlier this afternoon showing a funnel cloud that formed Tuesday near Orrick, Missouri. KSHB 41 meteorologist Wes Peery checked into the report and described the cloud as a harmless feature of storms that developed in the area around 2:30 p.m.RELATED | Latest KSHB 41 Weather forecast A really spooky looking but HARMLESS funnel near Orrick this afternoon as storms passed through.
LIVE COVERAGE | Parts of Johnson, Miami counties under tornado warning

3 weeks ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery |Sam Hartle |Addi Weakley

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A soggy Tuesday could include a round of severe weather this afternoon. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch that includes parts of the Kansas City area through 8 p.m. Tuesday. In addition to the possibility of strong to severe thunderstorms, the region remains under a flood watch through Wednesday morning. LINK | Latest KSHB 41 forecastLINK | Latest KSHB 41 radarIf KSHB 41 provides breaking weather coverage, you can watch in the video player below.
Tornado watch issued for Kansas City region through 9 p.m. Monday

1 month ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery |Sam Hartle |Addi Weakley

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City region is included in a tornado watch that stretches from Oklahoma to Nebraska and Iowa through 9 p.m. Monday. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, says wind gusts could exceed 75 mph and hail the size of apples.
KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Another soggy period beginning

1 month ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery

Hey, weather blog readers, I hope you have been able to keep up with your outdoor plans during periods of stormy weather. We have some more wet weather coming. Precipitation amounts have been generally running close to average/normal for the month. After last night's rain, we are about a half-inch behind, but we will make up some ground. Below are the rain totals from the last 24 hours.
Tornado watch issued for parts of NE Kansas, NW Missouri through midnight

2 months ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Wes Peery

Share KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Residents in parts of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri are keeping close tabs on the weather tonight as storms are starting to develop in central Kansas. If a tornado warning is issued within the KSHB 41 viewing area, our live coverage will be shown in the video player below . UPDATE, 8 p.m. | Some northern-tier metro counties have been added to the tornado watch.
Tornado watch issued for parts of NE Kansas, NW Missouri through midnight

2 months ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery |Sam Hartle |Steve Kaut |Addi Weakley

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Residents in parts of northeast Kansas and northwest Missouri are keeping close tabs on the weather tonight as storms are starting to develop in central Kansas. LINK | Latest forecast updateLINK | Latest watches, warningsLINK | Interactive RadarIf a tornado warning is issued within the KSHB 41 viewing area, our live coverage will be shown in the video player below.
KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Beginning of a stormy pattern, lasting through Easter Weekend

2 months ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery

Hope you are having a great Wednesday, weather blog readers. It has been warm and windy as temperatures warmed into the 70s. We will stay mild overnight, with temperatures tomorrow morning only reaching about 60. That will be due to some rain-cooled air as storms move through. The timeframe is generally from 3-8 a.m., likely impacting the morning commute to some degree. These storms may be a bit loud with thunder and lightning, hail, and gusty winds.
Is the Tonganoxie Split a real weather phenomenon? KSHB 41's Wes Peery finds out

2 months ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Located in the rolling hills of eastern Kansas - just west of Kansas City - is Tonganoxie. It's a small city but some say it has a big impact on the city's weather - The Tonganoxie Split. Is the Tonganoxie Split a real weather phenomenon? KSHB 41's Wes Peery finds out "A former weatherman, I think on one of the channels, coined that and it had something to do with the weather patterns, how they approach here and then veer off in another direction," Mike Emery told me.
KSHB 41 Weather Blog | Weather the way we like it, quiet

2 months ago | kshb.com | Wes Peery

Wes here with some good news: no severe weather expected and no wild temperature swings in the forecast. Just cool nights, warm afternoons and a few light rain chances over the next week or so. Monday has been quiet, with clear skies and high pressure gradually sliding in behind a cold front that moved through earlier today. A freeze warning is in effect tonight across nearly the entire area, with temperatures falling into the mid to upper 20s.
UPDATES | Thunderstorms move into Kansas City area tonight

Mar 29, 2025 | kshb.com | Dre Bradley |Sam Hartle |Wes Peery

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Scattered thunderstorms will move through the Kansas City area over the next few hours, with more rain after midnight. Some thunderstorms may contain hail and strong winds and there will be a better chance of severe weather south of the metro. Keep up with our updates throughout the night below.