Whitney Williams
Meteorologist
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Meteorologist Whitney Williams is a member of the WGEM First Alert Weather Team.
Whitney grew up in Illinois and learned to love the weather at a young age. From the time she was in junior high school all the way into college, she knew meteorology was her dream job.
Prior to coming to WGEM, Whitney worked as a meteorologist at WLBT-TV in Jackson, MS. She also spent time at WCBI in Columbus, MS.
Whitney attended Mississippi State University and earned her meteorology degree there. At Mississippi State, she participated in the WxChallenge which is the North American collegiate weather forecasting competition. She was ranked in the top twenty percent in the country each year she participated.
Updated: 16 hours ago
|By Whitney Williams
Mostly sunny skies will turn partly cloudy and it will be another very warm, summer-like day. A few isolated showers/storms will be possible, but most of the Tri-States will remain dry again.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 10:36 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The blocking pattern that has been keeping our forecast stagnant has weakened some and has shifted a little further east. This blocking pattern will continue to break down over the next day or two, allowing for a change in our weather pattern.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 5:41 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Our Memorial Day will shape up very nicely for us. Some changes are on the way for the rest of the week though.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The backdoor cold front that we talked about yesterday cleared the Tri-States last night. Even though that front is gone now, it still affects our forecast for today in a few ways.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
This will be the warmest day of the work week, with highs in the mid 80s. A cold front is to our north and is sagging southward, heading our way. This backdoor cold front (see Wednesday’s Weather Word of The Day graphic below) will arrive here in the Tri-States by later this evening/tonight.
Updated: May. 23, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
An area of high pressure remains overhead and that will give us a dry day with a plethora of sunshine. The sunshine will help lead to warmer temperatures than what we had yesterday.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 10:45 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
High pressure will remain the dominate weather feature today. Daytime highs will be getting a little warmer.
Updated: May. 19, 2023 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A cold front is moving through the Tri-States from the northwest to the southeast. Shower activity along the front has been pretty sparse due to moisture being limited. However, there have been some scattered showers in our area.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
There is an area of high pressure to our northeast. That high pressure system will keep us dry today, with lots of sunshine. This afternoon and evening, some thin upper-level clouds will start to arrive. A cold front will bring us the chance of a little rain tomorrow.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 10:53 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Our weather setup for this morning has a backdoor cold front to our northeast and an area of high pressure to our west. Winds are flowing out of the northwest for the time being, but will switch to the northeast as the backdoor cold front stalls over the Tri-States.
Updated: May. 16, 2023 at 11:21 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A low pressure system just to our south is responsible for our morning showers. This low will move eastward this morning, away from the Tri-States. As this happens, the rain will gradually come to an end from west to east.
Updated: May. 15, 2023 at 11:19 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Our weather setup for today has a weak low pressure system just to our southwest, along with a stationary front to our south. This low is giving us cloudy skies with periods of rain.
Updated: May. 12, 2023 at 11:15 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
I am expecting most of the Tri-States to remain dry for the rest of the day. However, by late afternoon it is possible that some showers and thunderstorms may redevelop nearby. If those storms can develop, a few of the storms may pass through the Tri-States.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 11:27 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A weak stationary front is draped across west and southwest Missouri. Through the day, this front will move northward towards us. As a result, warm and moist air will begin moving into the Tri-States. This will lead to periods of scattered showers.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
An area of high pressure continues to sit over the Great Lakes. As this high moves further east, our winds will be out of the south/southeast with a few gusts up to 20 mph. These southerly winds will allow for temperatures to get a little warmer today.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 11:14 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
We started off the day with low level clouds. As high pressure settles into the Great Lakes region our winds have become more easterly. This is allowing for drier air to move into our area breaking apart the clouds and scattering them out.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 10:56 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The rain continues to move eastward, gradually clearing the area. We will then have lingering cloud cover, but those clouds will not last all day. In fact, the clouds will gradually clear out too, leading to sunny to sunny to mostly sunny skies for the rest of the day. Temperatures will be a tad above normal for this time of year.
Updated: May. 5, 2023 at 11:29 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
We are starting off the morning warmer with most seeing temperatures in the 50s. There have just been a few locations in the 40s though. We are also starting off the day with increasing clouds.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Yesterday, an area of high pressure was directly overhead. Today, that high pressure is just to our east over Tennessee/Kentucky. This change in placement will allow for some light southerly winds, along with more sunshine.
Updated: May. 3, 2023 at 10:51 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The low pressure system that has been sitting over the Great Lakes region will continue to move eastward today. Through the day, high pressure will now build into the region.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 10:47 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The very slow moving low pressure system over the Great Lakes region will continue to produce strong gusty winds over the Tri-States today.
Updated: May. 1, 2023 at 11:10 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A large area of low pressure continues to spin over the Great Lakes Region. This low pressure is giving us a windy and relatively cool day.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2023 at 11:25 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
High pressure will remain over the Tri-States, which will keep us dry through the day. A low pressure system will move into the Great Lakes region with its associated cold front moving through our area later this evening/tonight.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2023 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
There is currently a low pressure system over Texas and this low will track to our south today. It will attempt to bring some rain to a particular area of the Tri-States later today. However, it may not succeed.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
An area of high pressure continues to build into the Great Lakes region. This high pressure will keep us dry today with beautiful, mostly sunny skies. Also to note, there is currently a low pressure system over Texas. This low will track to our south tomorrow.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2023 at 6:04 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A weak stationary front is draped right over the Tri-States this morning. The radar is showing numerous rain showers along this front, however most of the rain is most likely not reaching the ground.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2023 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
An area of high pressure will remain nearby, allowing for light southerly winds. As a result, daytime highs will be a little warmer.
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 11:07 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A cooler airmass has moved into the region, so daytime highs will be cooler than the past two days. However, our highs will be very seasonable. Attention then turns to our anticipated cold snap.
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 1:36 PM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
For today, the main focuses of the forecast are on the expected scattered showers and thunderstorms and the windy conditions.
Updated: Apr. 19, 2023 at 11:32 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
With the warmer start to the day, some sun, and those breezy southerly winds, daytime highs will be noticeably warmer.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A stationary front currently sits to out south. This front will move northward towards the Tri-States as a warm front later this evening/tonight.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2023 at 11:00 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Weather Alert: A Frost Advisory will be in effect from 10 PM tonight through 9 AM tomorrow morning for Schuyler and Scott County in Illinois. Frost could damage sensitive outdoor vegetation if left uncovered. We will have plenty of sunshine today but it is still windy.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2023 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Beautiful today! But we have a Weather Alert for tomorrow due to a cold front that looks to bring us scattered showers and thunderstorms. Please note, tomorrow will not be a big severe weather day for us! But that does not mean we stop paying attention. We could have a few strong to severe storms.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 10:43 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A Red Flag Warning will be in effect from 11 AM - 8 PM today for Lee County in Iowa, Clark and Scotland County in Missouri, and Hancock and McDonough County in Illinois. This means that all outdoor burns should be postponed. However, outdoor burning should be avoided even if you are not under this warning.
Updated: Apr. 12, 2023 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Relative humidity levels will fall below 30% this afternoon and evening. Therefore, we have an elevated fire danger for today and tomorrow. All outdoor burnings should be postponed to a later time.
Updated: Apr. 11, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Currently, there is a large area of high pressure over the entire region and it extends all the way to the far east coast.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A trough to our west will continue to slide eastward through the Tri-States today. This will lead to increasing clouds, turning our skies partly sunny to mostly cloudy.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 10:55 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A large area of high pressure has settled into the region. This high pressure will begin to slowly slide off to our east over the next few days.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 11:08 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Wow, what a difference 24 hours makes when a strong cold front comes through. Morning temperatures are about 30 degrees colder this morning, compared to yesterday morning. Temperatures are starting off in the 30s.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 11:13 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
We had a handful of severe thunderstorm warnings early this morning with reports of hail, strong wind gusts and some isolated power outages. The severe weather threat is over for the day. The remaining non-severe rain showers are coming to an end from west to east as the cold front moves through. After the cold front clears the Tri-States, conditions will calm considerably.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 11:57 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Today we are looking to feel like summer-time with a limited chance of strong to severe storms.
Updated: Apr. 3, 2023 at 10:54 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Weather Alert for Tomorrow: A low pressure system will bring a cold front through the Tri-States overnight tomorrow night. However, the potential for strong to severe thunderstorms will be possible ahead of this front tomorrow afternoon and evening. There is a caveat though to that chance of strong/severe storms.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 12:08 PM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A PDS Tornado Watch has been issued for the Tri-States through 8 PM. PDS = Particularly Dangerous Situation.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 11:49 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Breezy and noticeably warmer today. However, the concern for strong to severe thunderstorms continues for tomorrow late afternoon and evening. Therefore, we have a Weather Alert for tomorrow.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2023 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
There is currently a weak cold front just to our north. This front will move through the Tri-States through the morning hours. Due to the timing of the cold front, daytime highs will greatly depend on where you live today.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 11:11 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
As a cold front moves through this morning, a little bit of rain will be possible. The rain will be confined to the morning hours, it will be scattered (so not everyone will see the rain), it will be very light and a few snowflakes may mix in especially for the north/northwestern tier. If you happen to pull up a radar this morning, do not let it fool you though.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2023 at 10:49 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
Daytime highs will be cooler than yesterday, due to a cold front that came through yesterday.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 10:58 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
We will have yet another cloudy day with rain showers arriving later on in the day.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 11:05 AM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
The rest of the day will remain cloudy but dry. Daytime highs for the day have already occurred earlier this morning ranging from the mid 40s to 50°. Since our cold front came through, temperatures have fallen.
Updated: Mar. 22, 2023 at 12:12 PM CDT
|By Whitney Williams
A low pressure system continues to develop east of the Rocky Mountains across Kansas and Oklahoma. A warm front extends out from that low pressure running into Kansas and near the northwest Missouri border. This front will bring us slightly warmer temperatures, more moisture and some scattered showers.
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