Kacey Montoya is back on the air — and she’s making her TV comeback at a rival station just months after getting the boot from KTLA in company layoffs.The well-liked Los Angeles weathercaster returned Thursday night on FOX 11, marking her first on-air look in six months.

 She gave followers a behind-the-scenes look at her new newsroom in an Instagram Reel displaying her getting ready climate maps and rehearsing an upcoming phase.

“This is the first that I’ve been on air in six months since we worked at the other place.”

Montoya confirmed the large transfer with a message to followers: “You can see me back on TV this Thursday evening on @foxla.”

TV persona Kacey Montoya attends Fix’N Fidos inaugural charity golf match in City of Industry, Calif., Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021. Getty Images

Los Angeles weathercaster Kacey Montoya returns to the air on FOX 11. Kacey Montoya / Facebook

Kacey Montoya, a Los Angeles weathercaster, returns to FOX 11 for her first on-air look in six months. FOX 11

She also provided a sneak peek at Southern California’s Halloween forecast, sharing climate maps from Tuesday night and asking followers whether they thought rain would spoil the vacation.

The announcement drew cheers from colleagues at both her former and new stations. KTLA meteorologist Vera Jimenez commented, “Yay! So glad your back on!!”FOX 11 anchor Brooke Thomas was already trying ahead to sharing the desk with her new teammate, writing, “Yay can’t wait for our first newscast together!”

Montoya’s departure from KTLA came in April as half of company layoffs, rather than an particular person firing.After her last broadcast, she shifted her focus full-time to Fix’n Fidos, her animal welfare nonprofit, which funds spay and neuter companies across Southern California.

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