Walter Kelley

Q13 FOX Chief Meteorologist Walter Kelley is weather anchor for Q13 FOX News at Ten, Sunday-Thursday nights.

Walter graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Geography, after extensively studying Earth Sciences such as meteorology and climatology. The year after his graduation, Walter went to one of the top weather-forecasting schools in the U.S., Mississippi State University, and became a certified meteorologist.

Walter has been a board-certified meteorologist, with certification from the American Meteorological Society, since 1999. He has a TV Seal of Approval from the AMS, given only to those with high technical competence in forecasting. He is a 5-time Emmy Award nominee.

Walter says, "I love to forecast the weather in the Pacific Northwest. Most people think it just rains here all the time, but it really doesn't. We get half the rainfall that Miami and New York get. We have less rain than Portland, Oregon and often see sunbreaks even on the grayest winter days. I have lived in the Northwest virtually my entire life and have always been fascinated with the changing weather and the challenge it presents in forecasting. I feel it's one of the hardest places to predict weather in the nation due to the lack of data over the Pacific Ocean, from where almost all our weather comes. It is because of this that I try my hardest to get it right. In fact, at my 20 year high school reunion I had countless people tell me, 'You always used to say that you'd become a meteorologist, and you did!'"

After forecasting Western Washington weather for more than a decade, Walter adds, "I feel with my extensive training, experience and credentials in meteorology that I will get the forecast right more times than not, and I am confident that if you watch and trust me with your weather needs, that you'll agree!"

Weather is one passion in Walter's life. He is also involved with various charities that on a personal level mean a lot to him and bring him joy. He loves skiing, golfing, and traveling with his family.