Melissa Frey

Author's details

Name: Melissa Frey
Date registered: April 11, 2012

Biography

Melissa Frey is a meteorologist who joined KEZI in the summer of 2007. She is a native Oregonian who found her love for the sky at an early age. She dreamed of being an astronaut as a child, later realizing it was the Earth’s dynamic atmosphere that she was truly fascinated with. Melissa received her Bachelor’s Degree in Communication from Whitworth University in Spokane, Washington. Through intensive internships at KHQ-TV in Spokane, and at KGW in Portland, Melissa learned first hand what it means to be a broadcast Meteorologist. After graduation she continued working for KGW as a weather producer. Melissa then went on to get her Master’s degree in Atmospheric Science from Oregon State University where she had the opportunity to do cutting edge research on Pacific Northwest weather patterns. Rain or shine you’ll find Melissa looking up at the sky, still fascinated with all that takes place within the Earth’s atmosphere. Melissa and her husband Tim are glad to call Eugene their home and enjoy sharing all that western Oregon has to offer with their son.

Latest posts

  1. UPDATE: Highway 126W Re-opened — May 23, 2013
  2. Early Start to Summer Wildfire Season — May 23, 2013
  3. The Rain is Back! — May 21, 2013
  4. Rain and Mtn. Snow returning to Oregon — May 20, 2013
  5. A Split Weekend Ahead — May 17, 2013

Most commented posts

  1. Attempted Kidnapper At Large — 6 comments
  2. School Closures and Delays: December 19 — 5 comments
  3. Prop 8 Goes Before Supreme Court — 4 comments
  4. Red Flag Warnings in Effect — 2 comments
  5. 50th Anniversary of Columbus Day Storm — 2 comments

Author's posts listings

Dry Spell Continues

Tuesday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: The first six days of May have been above average temperature-wise and below average rainfall-wise, and that trend isn’t changing anytime soon. High pressure is dominating the entire Pacific Northwest, keeping us storm free for the rest of the week. We’ll continue to see on-shore flow, keeping the … Continue reading »

Warm and Dry Weather Continues

Monday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: This weekend brought in the hottest weather, not only in 2013, but in 230 days! Eugene hit 83° on Saturday and 86° on Sunday. Both days Eugene tied the previous record high temperature  but several cities set new records all together. The most impressive was Astoria who reached 85°, … Continue reading »

Unseasonably Warm Weekend Ahead

Friday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: From the moment the sun rose, the skies have been clear. We only dropped to the mid 40s overnight and made it to the 60s by 10 a.m. The temperature will continue to climb all the way to the upper 70s by the end of the day. High … Continue reading »

The Heat is On!

Thursday’s Weather Discussion from Meteorologist Melissa Frey: The sun is out and not a single cloud is around to block it. High pressure is in full force and our high temperatures will climb as a result. Thursday the valley will make it back into the mid 70s, the coast to the mid 60s and the … Continue reading »

Last “Cool” Day Before Big Warm-Up

Today will be the last day I use the word “cool” before the words “warm”, “toasty”, or just “hot” become the norm.  After yesterday’s cold front, a cooler air mass moved in from the north. The combination of this chilly air mas and clear skies overnight allowed temperatures to drop to 32° this morning. It’ll … Continue reading »

Another Warm Up on The Way

The ridge of high pressure sitting off shore that was keeping us nice and toasty last week has flattened out and allowed a cold front to slide through this morning. We started the day with overcast skies and a few light showers, but relatively warm with temperatures only falling to the low 50s overnight. The front is … Continue reading »

One More Warm Day Before Brief Cool Down

High temps made it back to the mid 70 in the valley and in central Oregon and low 80s for the Umpqua and southern Oregon. The one place that did not see the heat Thursday was the coast, all thanks to a return to on-shore flow. High pressure is going to keep us sunny and … Continue reading »

Up and Up, Temperatures Continue to Soar

Up up and up…our temperatures continue to soar! North Bend tied their record high of 75° Wednesday which was originally set back in 1926! Eugene hit 73°, Corvallis 74° and Roseburg at 81°. The ridge of high pressure is still sitting off shore and is going to allow two more days in the mid 70s. … Continue reading »

Sunny, Warm, & Dry Weather Continues

Rinse and Repeat! That large ridge of high pressure is still sitting off shore, blocking any storms from coming into the Pacific Northwest and keeping our skies clear. Not only will it stay sunny and dry, we’re also looking at the warmest weather we’ve seen in 2013 thanks to a thermal trough moving into western Oregon. … Continue reading »

Nothing But Blue Skies

A large ridge of high pressure is forming over the eastern Pacific Ocean which is going to block any storms from coming into the Pacific Northwest for the rest of the week. That means sunny, warm and dry weather is going to stick with us. Not only are we going to be storm free, but … Continue reading »

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