Jessica Dobson
Jessica Dobson joined the FOX 35 Storm Team as its newest meteorologist in January 2024.
She was born and raised in Louisville, Kentucky and graduated from Western Kentucky University, where she was selected to participate in the school's esteemed Field Methods in Weather Analysis and Forecasting Class.
In that class, she helped forecast severe convective weather and essentially chase storms across the country. Jessica and her classmates chased and documented more than 20 tornadoes and countless storms.
While at WKU, Jessica was hired to be the weekday evening meteorologist at Bowling Green, Kentucky. She then moved to Decatur, Illinois, where she worked as the morning meteorologist at WAND-TV where she saw wind chills of below 40 degrees, cold winters, and severe summer storms.
She then moved to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, where she tracked hurricanes, tropical storms, as well as the heat and humidity. She then moved back to Louisville, and is now back in Florida, where she's excited to help keep Central Floridians aware of Florida's unique weather patterns, severe weather, tropical storms, hurricanes, and everything in between.
Outside of work, Jessica enjoys reading and spending time with her two cats – Stormy and Oscar. She is also looking forward to Florida's warm summer temperatures, mild winters, and exploring all of the fun that Florida has to offer.
The latest from Jessica Dobson
Orlando weather: Increased storm chances Tuesday, heavy rain possible in Central Florida
Storm chances are on the rise for Tuesday afternoon across Central Florida, with slow-moving downpours expected along the I-4 corridor and extending to the Space Coast.
Pleasant weekend in store for Central Florida after another round of storms on Thursday
Storms will start to quiet down later on tonight with partly cloudy skies late. Patchy fog is possible late tonight into early tomorrow morning, especially along the coastlines. Temperatures will fall into the low to mid-70s.
Orlando Weather: Overcast skies as rain chances finally lessen
Orlando weather: Some much-anticipated changes are finally making their way into Central Florida, bringing much drier weather for the second half of the weekend.
Orlando weather: Showers possible tonight, into Saturday
Afternoon highs will reach the low 90s for inland areas and upper 80s for areas along the coast. Heavy rain will be likely for those who see the rain, which could lead to reduced visibility and ponding on roadways.
Orlando weather: Hot, humid, with possible afternoon thunderstorms
As we kick off Labor Day Weekend, our Saturday forecast should seasonable temperatures with the chance of a few showers and storms by midday. Highs today will climb into the low 90s for inland areas of Central Florida and closer to the upper 80s along the coast.
Orlando weather: Afternoon showers return on Monday across Central Florida
Monday will be a bit of a “rinse and repeat" of Sunday storms popping up in the late afternoon and lingering into the early evening.
Orlando weather: Steamy day ahead with scattered afternoon storms
A hot and humid day is in the works across Central Florida with the return of showers and storms by this afternoon. Highs today will reach the low 90s for inland areas and closer to the upper 80s along the coast and beaches.
Orlando weather: Rain chances increase as we begin the week across Central Florida
The heat, humidity, and rain chances will make a return this week. Monday and Tuesday's highs will be around the mid-90s, with heat indices closer to the 100-106° range as humidity picks up gradually.