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Jacob Lanier
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Certified Meteorologist at FOX4 in Kansas City (CBM #851) 🌩️ • #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx • 📨 Email: Jacob.Lanier@fox4kc.com
SNOW FORECAST ❄️: Here are possible snow totals from this weekend's winter storm. 4 to 8 INCHES across the Kansas City Metro seems most likely with higher totals up to a FOOT across northern Missouri. Ice will cut down on snow amounts further south. #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
January 3, 2025 at 12:11 AM
WEST COAST 📈: A 7.0 magnitude earthquake measured west of Eureka, CA. at 10:44 AM PT. A Tsunami Warning has been issued for parts of California and Oregon. For other areas, the level of tsunami danger is still being evaluated per NTWC/USGS.
December 5, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Feels like temperatures this morning are very low in the teens for most spots around Kansas City!! 🥶 This morning’s actual low of 16° was our coldest temperature since February! #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
December 3, 2024 at 2:41 PM
A north breeze on Monday is going to keep Kansas City cold!! 🥶 The *warmest* wind chills will be in the lower 20s. High temps will stay below freezing. #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
December 2, 2024 at 3:29 AM
Officially 1.1" of snow fell today at KCI, which is the 5th snowiest Nov 30th on record. ❄️ Kansas City's normal first 1"+ snow is Dec 13, so this was 2 weeks early! Last November was 2x as snowy, but the rest of winter only had 11". #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
December 1, 2024 at 2:16 AM
8:00 AM ❄️: 169 Highway through Gladstone is snow covered! The heaviest snow bands are currently over the northern half of the Kansas City Metro. Roads are in much better condition on the south side. Please be safe if you need to travel! #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 30, 2024 at 2:08 PM
Monday is the big day! ❄️ Our annual FOX4 Weather Team winter snowfall predictions will be shared throughout every newscasts!! ☃️ Karli beat me last year by 3/4 of an inch...it gets highly competitive! #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 24, 2024 at 10:37 PM
BIG TEMPERATURE CHANGE 🥶: Soak up the last warm day of November on Sunday with highs well into the 60s! A cold front comes through Kansas City Sunday night, with highs on Monday barely in the 40s. #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 23, 2024 at 9:50 PM
TEMPERATURE TREND 🌡️: This weekend will actually be really nice in Kansas City with above normal temps! Enjoy it because much colder air arrives for Thanksgiving week!! It looks even colder for late next week... #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 22, 2024 at 9:17 PM
It has been 238 days since the Kansas City temperature has dropped below 30°!! 🥶 Longest streak since 1958…it ends tonight! #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 21, 2024 at 10:29 PM
Reposted by Jacob Lanier
Look at that swirl!

Satellite view of the bomb cyclone headed for the Pacific Northwest 🌀💥
November 19, 2024 at 7:00 PM
Fantastic rainbow over the Kansas City Metro this evening after a day full of rain!! 🌈📷: Renee Spencer #KCwx #KSwx #StormHour
November 18, 2024 at 11:02 PM
Monday in Kansas City is almost a washout, other than maybe a dry hour or two in the late afternoon. 🌧️ 1-2" of widespread rainfall is expected along with wind gusts up to 40 MPH! #KCwx #MOwx #KSwx
November 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Tropical Storm #Sara has formed in the Caribbean this afternoon. 🌀 It is expected to brush the Honduras coastline over the next few days before weakening as it drifts north.
November 14, 2024 at 6:30 PM
Reposted by Jacob Lanier
NHC will initiate advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Eighteen, located over the south-central Caribbean Sea, at 400 PM EST (2100 UTC).
November 13, 2024 at 8:26 PM
A beautiful sunrise this morning in Overland Park as rain moved through the Kansas City Metro!! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a sky like this dark purple before… 📷: Andy Dam #KCwx #KSwx
November 13, 2024 at 8:12 PM