Next meteor shower is here

As the weather calms a bit this week, we get a chance to look at something else. Our next meteor shower is happening now and will peak soon. It's the Orionid Meteor Shower and you can start looking for those tonight.

The issue with this particular meteor shower is the MOON! Because the moon is waxing (moving closer to full moon phase), we are getting more light and it's washing out the faint meteors. 

Skies will be clear the next few nights, so take advantage of the ideal conditions if you can. Getting away from the city lights and into darker sky will make a big difference. Enjoy.

Still watching a storm south of Kansas:

A large area of wet weather continues to present itself south of Kansas. Just look at the radar this morning. Kansas is familiar with this setup. Significant rainfall and flooding is ongoing in Texas and it will be a couple of days before that system begins to kick out and move away.

Kansas will have a close encounter with rains Thursday night. However... much of the measurable rain will pass south of our area. So we should be able to relax knowing that our flooding situation here won't be getting any worse anytime soon.