Kaitlin Wright

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Kaitlin joined WCCB Charlotte in 2020, working on the News at Ten before transitioning to her current role as morning Meteorologist for WCCB News Rising in 2025.

A Charlotte native, Kaitlin graduated from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 2015 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Meteorology. Before returning home, her broadcast career took her to Albany, New York; Myrtle Beach, South Carolina; and Pensacola, Florida. From hurricanes and tornadoes to excessive heat and snow – she is knowledgeable about and familiar with a variety of weather conditions.

Kaitlin holds the prestigious AMS Certified Broadcast Meteorologist (CBM) designation from the American Meteorological Society. The CBM is considered the gold standard in broadcast meteorology, recognizing excellence in meteorological expertise and effective communication of weather information to the public.

Kaitlin considers her greatest accomplishment to be motherhood. She and her husband, Ryan, are raising their three young boys, Reece, Holland and Rhodes who keep life busy, fun and full of adventure.

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Weekend Weather View with Kaitlin

Wet and cold was the name of the game through most of the workweek, but expect changes heading into the weekend. It will still be cool with high temperatures below average as we top out in the near 50° on…

Overnight And Morning Rain With Clearing Friday Pm

A Few More Hours of Rain Before Clearing

Flash Flood Watch in effect for Richmond, Lancaster and Chesterfield counties until Friday morning. Winter Storm Warning has been cancelled and replaced with a Winter Weather Advisory for Ashe…

Rain And Freezing Rain Dominate Thursday

Accumulating Ice Knocking on the Door for Some

Winter Storm Warnings in effect from Rowan county points west across the northern Piedmont, Foothills, and Mountains until 7 PM Thursday. Winter Weather Advisory in effect from Stanly county westward through Cleveland…

All Eyes On Thursday As Winter Weather Heads Our Way

Another Nice Day Before Winter Weather

Winter Storm Watches issued across 1/2 of the WCCB for Thursday. xpect a freezing night ahead with low temperatures below freezing across the WCCB area. Clouds…

Tornado Leaves 3 Dead, 10 Hurt

3 Dead, 10 Injured As North Carolina Tornado Levels Homes

An apparent tornado killed three people and injured 10 others as it struck a coastal North Carolina town, authorities said. It was spawned along the edge of the same weather system bringing bitterly cold temperatures to much of the nation.