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Talk About The Weather — Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Yesterday still belonged to summer. Wednesday answers with showers, a high near 89°F and a city best handled in smaller pieces: one I-70 ramp closure, a $14 Westport smash burger, free markets and trivia, and an almost-new moon before Thursday’s reset.
LaRee Durden
Sep 82 min read
Talk About The Weather — Labor Day, Monday, September 7, 2026
Overnight storms finally brought rain—and left outages, downed trees and damaged festival grounds behind. Labor Day climbs back into the mid-90s before Tuesday’s last hard push and a midweek break.
LaRee Durden
Sep 73 min read
Talk About The Weather — Sunday, September 6, 2026
An Extreme Heat Warning sets the clock, but Sunday still has free living history, City Market color and a 1:10 Royals first pitch.
LaRee Durden
Sep 63 min read
Talk About The Weather — Saturday, September 5, 2026
A 100-degree Saturday changes the order of Kansas City’s long-weekend plans: museum doors and hands-on history come first, Irish Fest follows, and Sunday holds a free living-history stop.
LaRee Durden
Sep 53 min read
Talk About The Weather — Thursday, September 3, 2026
Kansas City was 97°F with a 102°F heat index at 3:54 p.m. An Extreme Heat Warning now runs through Tuesday; lineups are posted for 6:40, free music begins at six, and two southbound I-435 lanes close at seven.
LaRee Durden
Sep 32 min read
Talk About The Weather — Wednesday, September 2, 2026
Kansas City was 97°F with a 100°F heat index at 3:54 p.m. The advisory now runs through Saturday; first pitch is 6:40, free music starts after six, and I-29 work begins overnight.
LaRee Durden
Sep 22 min read
Talk About The Weather — Tuesday, September 1, 2026
September is already hot: 92 degrees by late morning, a Heat Advisory through Friday evening, and a city that still has errands, lunch counters, committee rooms and a 6:40 p.m. Royals game waiting. Know the heat, check Southwest Trafficway and the I-435 ramp, then pick the room.
LaRee Durden
Sep 13 min read
Talk About The Weather — Monday, August 31, 2026
Kansas City hit 100°F with a 103°F heat index. The advisory now runs through Friday, with Southwest Trafficway restrictions and verified Monday-night events.
LaRee Durden
Aug 312 min read
Talk About The Weather — Sunday, August 30, 2026
Kansas City reached 99°F with a 102°F heat index Sunday, with a Monday Heat Advisory ahead, Southwest Trafficway restrictions, Cleveland’s 11–1 win, Natsu Matsuri and WICKED’s final Kansas City performance.
LaRee Durden
Aug 304 min read
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