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!

Gorgeous Sunday ahead

A picture-perfect Sunday is ahead for Southwest Florida with lots of sun, highs back in the mid-80s, and lows in the 60s. Looking ahead to the work week, the gorgeous weather continues with partly cloudy skies through midweek. By Thursday, an isolated shower could come back into the picture. Otherwise, expect highs to stay in […]

Gorgeous weekend ahead

A picture-perfect weekend is ahead for Southwest Florida with lots of sun, highs back in the mid-80s, and lows in the 60s. Looking ahead to the work week, the gorgeous weather continues with partly cloudy skies through midweek. By Thursday, an isolated shower could come back into the picture. Otherwise, expect highs to stay in […]

Friday’s highs enter the high 70s, low 80s under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will reach the upper 70s and lower 80s under partly cloudy skies. Sustained winds from the north of up to 15 mph will be possible. Boaters will encounter moderate chop within our bays and 2- to 3-foot wave heights in the Gulf of Mexico. These partly cloudy conditions will stay with us throughout […]

Cool, dry Thursday under partly cloudy skies

High temperatures will only reach the mid-70s, under partly cloudy skies. These highs will be over 10 degrees below average in many locations. Boaters will experience a moderate chop within our bays and 2- to 4-foot wave heights in the Gulf. Our unexceptional water conditions are mainly due to breezy winds. These winds will also […]

Cold front brings record cool temperatures to Southwest Florida

High temperatures will reach the upper 60s and lower 70s under mostly cloudy skies. Expect that cloud cover to subside in the evening, as a powerful cold front will push through Southwest Florida. Breezy conditions and a few showers are expected while the front passes through the region. Boaters will experience a moderate chop in […]

Scattered storms Tuesday, major cooldown Wednesday

High temperatures will reach the 80s under partly cloudy skies. Our “feels like” temperatures will still stretch into the 90s in many communities thanks to the high humidity we still have situated across the region. Boaters will encounter moderate chop on the water with 1- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights. Scattered storms are in Tuesday’s […]

Wednesday brings scattered storms and mostly cloudy skies

High temperatures will stretch into the upper 80s and lower 90s under mostly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will still make our “feels like” temperatures max out in the upper 90s during peak heating. Boaters will be met with excellent water conditions, given they can dodge Wednesday’s storms in the afternoon and evening. One- to 2-foot […]

Above-average heat Tuesday ahead of isolated storms

High temperatures will mainly reach the 90s under partly cloudy skies. Our humidity is still notably high, placing our “feels like” temperatures into the upper 90s and triple digits during peak heating. Boaters will be met with great water conditions, given they can dodge Tuesday’s storms. One- to 2-foot Gulf wave heights are forecast, with […]

Hot and humid with isolated storms Monday afternoon

High temperatures will reach the upper 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Ample humidity will still make our “feels like” temperatures reach the upper 90s during peak heating. If they can avoid our afternoon and evening rain chances, boaters will be met with excellent conditions on the water. They will encounter a light chop […]

Scattered storms continue Sunday

A typical rainy season pattern remains in place for your Sunday afternoon. Staying almost entirely dry across the area until after 2 p.m. Easterly flow will attempt to track storms from the inland areas towards the coast, but storms will generally be hit or miss. High temperatures will remain above average, holding steady in the […]