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Juliana Mejia

Juliana Mejia joined the WINK News team as a Bilingual Meteorologist in June of 2022. She grew up in the Chicagoland area and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Oklahoma.

While still in college, during the summer leading into her senior year, she worked part-time as an on-air meteorologist for KCCI Des Moines, IA.

For her senior capstone research project, she and her collaborators studied the psychological attunement and understanding of extreme weather of the Hispanic/Latinx communities in the United States. They successfully expanded the scope of their research beyond the class project, obtaining two significant research grants to conduct paid surveys of over 1000 Spanish speakers nationwide. This research is her passion project as it is the crossroads of her personal and professional goals of improving weather communication for one of the fastest-growing populations in the country.

Their research was accepted for presentation at the American Meteorological Society (AMS) 49th Conference on Broadcast Meteorology/Sixth Conference on Weather Warnings and Communication in June of 2022.

Being one of the few minority students in her class in the School of Meteorology, Juliana hopes to inspire young students and see more minorities in STEM and meteorology in the future.

Her other interests include staying active by working out, spending time outdoors, rock-climbing, singing, playing ukulele or piano, reading, watercolor painting, and traveling!

Articles by Juliana Mejia

Areas of rain ahead of Friday cold front

High temperatures will stretch into the 70s and 80s under mostly cloudy skies. A cold front will push through Southwest Florida in the late morning and afternoon. This will make our “feels like” temperatures briefly dip into the 20s and 30s Saturday morning. Wind chill advisories are currently in effect until 10 a.m. Saturday morning for […]

Mostly cloudy skies after isolated Wednesday morning showers

High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and low 80s under mostly cloudy skies. Boaters will encounter better water conditions than Tuesday: 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop in our bays are expected. Isolated rain is expected in the morning. Those showers will clear out in the afternoon and leave us […]

Expect rainy, stormy end to Tuesday

High temperatures will climb into the upper 70s and low 80s under increasing cloud cover. Dew points will return to the 60s, allowing enough fuel for rain after lunchtime. Boaters will face bad weather on the water: Isolated storms, moderate chop in our bays and 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights are in Tuesday’s forecast. […]

Dry, pleasant forecast for Monday

High temperatures will reach the upper 70s under increasing clouds. These clouds will primarily be in the high levels of the atmosphere. At the surface, it will feel pleasant and relatively dry. Boaters will encounter unpleasant conditions on the water. Two to five-foot Gulf wave heights and choppy conditions are expected within our bays. We […]

Friday ends workweek with highs in the 70s, isolated rain

High temperatures will reach the low to mid-70s under mostly cloudy skies. It will feel noticeably drier. Boaters will have bad conditions on the water: Choppy bays and 2- to 5-foot Gulf wave heights are expected. A spot shower or two will be possible Friday morning. These rain chances will increase after lunchtime, with isolated […]

Strong storms move across Southwest Florida

High temperatures will reach the low to mid-80s under increasing cloud cover. Winds will be out of the southwest at 10  to 20 mph. This will make for a warm, muggy afternoon ahead of an approaching cold front. This front will bring rain and storms to Southwest Florida beginning Thursday afternoon. It will approach our […]

Mostly sunny Wednesday skies, slightly stronger winds

High temperatures will stretch into the low to mid-80s under mostly sunny skies. No rain is in the forecast. Our southerly winds will drive humid air from the Gulf of Mexico into Southwest Florida, making our “feels like” temperatures reach the upper 80s. Our winds will be breezy at times. Wind gusts may exceed 20 […]

A dry Tuesday featuring partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will reach the low 80s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will initially be out of the northeast before shifting out of the east as the day progresses, reaching 5 to 10 mph. We will remain dry throughout Tuesday and Wednesday. Rain and thunderstorm chances will eventually return on Thursday. These storms are due […]

Friday highs in the mid-80s under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will climb into the mid-80s under partly cloudy skies. Once again, we will stick with a completely dry forecast for Friday. This streak will continue into the weekend. Each morning, areas of patchy fog will form and linger for a few hours after sunrise. Boaters will experience another great day on the water. […]

Above-average Thursday heat under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will reach the low to mid-80s across Southwest Florida. While we will see a few more clouds in the forecast, no rain is expected. Wind speeds will remain between 5 and 10 mph. Boaters will have another fantastic day of water conditions. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights and a light chop within […]