Lauren Kreidler joined the WINK weather team in June 2023. She is a Florida native, born and raised in West Palm Beach. Lauren's affinity for the weather goes back to a series of tropical systems (Frances and Jeanne) that impacted South Florida when she was just five years old. After coming home from volunteering with her family at a hurricane shelter, her house was severely damaged. Seeing just how much these storms can impact nearby communities inspired her greatly.

When she was in middle school, she started to job shadow the meteorologists at her local West Palm Beach news station, where she fell even further in love with broadcast meteorology. Before joining the WINK team, Lauren worked behind the scenes at WPTV while taking her college classes online.

In her spare time, Lauren can be found at Target, walking her (crazy) goldendoodle, Breezy, and creating mental health advocacy and weather content for her social media, Weather with Lauren.

Lauren is thrilled to be forecasting the weather in sunny southwest Florida and hopes to inspire the next generation to follow their passions and to (storm) chase after their dreams.

Ahchoo! High pollen levels are peaking across Southwest Florida

If you are sneezing more than usual lately and your car hasn’t been able to stay clean, you are not the only one. High and very high pollen levels are having an impact on the Sunshine State and across other locations across the Southeastern United States. Typically, Southwest Florida sees elevated tree pollen levels from […]