Zach Maloch, Author at WINK News

Zach Maloch is the weekday morning meteorologist for WINK News. He is a Certified Broadcast Meteorologist by the American Meteorological Society. Zach grew up in the Chicagoland area and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from Iowa State University. After working for KCCI in Des Moines, IA, and KNWA in Fayetteville, AR, Zach joined WINK for the first time from 2016-2019, guiding viewers during Hurricane Irma.

After leaving WINK in 2019, Zach worked for WRAL in Raleigh, NC until 2022. After many years as a broadcast meteorologist, Zach decided to step back and return to SWFL to rejoin WINK; this time as a marketing consultant. While he enjoyed working directly with local businesses, his passion was getting viewers ready for their day and delivering important information when severe weather threatened.

Zach was asked to help assist the WINK Weather Authority Team during Hurricane Idalia in August 2023 and rejoined the team soon after.

In his spare time, you can find him on the golf course, at the beach, and exploring all Southwest Florida has to offer with his wife Lauren.

Articles by Zach Maloch

FORT MYERS

The Weather Authority: Widespread rain moving across Southwest Florida

Widespread rain impacts Southwest Florida. Over the next 7 days, temperatures are forecast to drop, with lows in the 40s by the weekend.

A mild Sunday gives way to wetter weather, cooler temperatures over Christmas week

The weather outside is anything but frightful. In fact, it’s quite delightful. It doesn’t show signs of stopping but temps will soon be dropping.

Hot and humid Saturday with storms returning for Sunday

High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Isolated storms will be possible today, but those will mainly impact communities along and east of I-75. Winds will range from 5 to 15 mph out of the southwest this afternoon. Boaters can expect 1- to 2-foot wave heights in […]

Pleasant Saturday ahead with isolated rain inland, scattered rain moves in on Monday

High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will range from 10 to 15 mph from the southwest this afternoon. Boaters can expect 1- to 2-foot wave heights in the Gulf with a light chop in our bays. A few showers will pop up this afternoon, but, […]

Warm and breezy Saturday, few showers inland this afternoon

High temperatures will max out in the 80s and low 90s under partly cloudy skies. Winds will be breezy this afternoon and range from 10 to 20 mph out of the south-southwest. Boaters can expect 1- to 3-foot wave heights in the Gulf with a light to moderate chop in our bays. Isolated showers are […]