Janessa Webb

Nationally recognized Meteorologist Janessa Webb brings her passion for weather and storytelling to the WCCB Charlotte WeatherWise team, where she delivers accurate and engaging forecasts every weekday evening at 9 and 10 p.m.

Born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska, Janessa’s passion for extreme weather began at an early age and has guided her through an extensive career in both national and local television. She returned to North Carolina after nearly four years in Washington, D.C., where she built a weather department from the ground up and served as Chief Meteorologist for several leading broadcasts.

Before that, Janessa was a Meteorologist for NBC News and MSNBC in New York City, appearing on programs such as Early Today, Morning Joe, NBC Nightly News, and The 11th Hour with Brian Williams. She also filled in for Al Roker on TODAY and previously served as a weekday meteorologist for WEWS-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. Webb spent her early years as a meteorologist in Anchorage, Alaska, at KYUR and KTVA for nearly nine years. She graduated from East Anchorage High School prior to studying at Winston-Salem State University and Mississippi State University.

Webb is a member of the National Weather Association, The American Meteorological Society, the National Association of Black Journalists. Webb has served as a mentor to young journalists throughout her career and believes strongly in giving back to the community.

When Webb isn’t tracking the weather, her faith and family remain the center of her life and foundation. She also has a passion for teaching and is a certified hot yoga instructor and personal trainer, she embraces an active lifestyle and loves a good adventure.

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Sunny skies with refreshing temperatures

Good Tuesday morning! We’re waking up to a much cooler start across the region after temperatures dropped well down into the 40s overnight in some spots. It’s definitely going to feel a little more refreshing stepping out the door early today. The good news is we’ll have plenty of sunshine to go along with the cooler air. Afternoon temperatures rebound nicely into the middle 70s, making for a really comfortable day overall with low humidity and dry weather sticking around.

A few scattered showers this afternoon, with fog concerns tonight

Today looks like the wettest day of the week as a cold front pushes through the area. Expect a mix of scattered showers and maybe even a couple pop-up thunderstorms during the late morning into the afternoon, especially in the mountains where the rain chances are highest.

Bright sunny skies with spring like temperatures

As we head into the weekend, the weather stays fairly good overall, although we will start to introduce a few rain chances back into the forecast.

Rain and storms continuing through the afternoon

By Friday morning, there could still be a stray sprinkle around, but skies will quickly clear out.

Tracking late evening rain and storms that continue into Thursday afternoon

The main storm system with rain and storms moves into our region late tonight. Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms to develop after 8 p.m. and continue on and off through the overnight hours.

Dry and sunny today, before rain & storms Wednesday

Tuesday is shaping up to feel much more like early summer around the Carolinas. We’ll wake up to plenty of sunshine and a warmer start to the day, with afternoon temperatures quickly climbing into the low 80s.

80s and sunny skies Monday

Monday morning is going to feel pretty cool again, with lows in the mid to upper 40s across the region. It will warm up nicely by the afternoon, with highs climbing close to 80 degrees. We’ll have plenty of sunshine, and that bright, warm pattern sticks around into Tuesday, when temperatures inch up a few more degrees.