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. A Split Weekend Ahead — May 17, 2013
  2. More Seasonable Weather Here to Stay — May 16, 2013
  3. More Typical May Weather has Arrived — May 13, 2013
  4. Another Sunny Warm Day on Tap — May 9, 2013
  5. Attempted Kidnapper At Large — May 8, 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

Showers Sticking Around, but Still Warm

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: The rain started falling around 10 p.m. Monday night and we picked up .06″ of rain by 9 a.m. This is the most we’ve seen in five days and brings our total for the month up to 2.01″ which still leaves us in the driest start to the year ever … Continue reading »

Warm but Showery This Week

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: After a brief break from stormy weather this weekend, the ridge of high pressure that was over us is moving east. We’ll see increasing clouds Monday, staying dry through the afternoon and highs will climb to about 60°. We’ll see an area of low pressure move across the southern part … Continue reading »

Warming up for Spring Break

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: The jet stream moved north this weekend which means, we’re out of the storm track and now on the warm side of the jet. High pressure is also moving in which helps to clear out the clouds. Sunday will be another chilly start with lows falling into the low 30s. … Continue reading »

Spring Like Weather for Spring Break

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Today’s the last day with the jet stream directly over western Oregon, bringing in the chilly air and isolated showers. High temperatures will stay near 50 degrees in the valley and the snow level will hold at about 1,500′ all day. The passes and ski resorts will see another 1-3″ … Continue reading »

Third Driest Winter in Eugene

EUGENE, Ore. — Spring may have started out with a bang in western Oregon, but the wind, rain and snow that we’re used to seeing was not a frequent sight this past winter. In fact, Wednesday’s storm brought in more rain than any other this year. The numbers are in, and this winter is going … Continue reading »

Dry Winter, Soggy 1st Day of Spring

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Happy last day of winter! Winter 2013 is going down in the record books as an extremely dry season! If you count winter as 12/21-3/19 (which was the case this year), as of right now this is the second driest winter ever recorded. We’ve seen 5.57″ total this winter season, … Continue reading »

Last Weekend of Winter Brings Rain

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: This is the last weekend of winter as spring begins Wednesday morning 3/20/13. The ironic thing is that it will likely look more like winter the many of the weekends in the last month, thanks to the jet stream moving south. Most of Friday will stay dry between storms, but … Continue reading »

Rain Returns in Final Days of Winter

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: With just five full days left in winter the countdown to spring is on! Ironically though, rather than becoming more spring-like, we’ll become more winter-like this week. The first of three fronts will roll into town tonight. Isolated showers can be expected in western Oregon around dinner time and during … Continue reading »

First Graders Learn About Meteorology

EUGENE, Ore. — Meteorology may be a complex science, but even first graders can start to understand some of the physics involved. The students at Willagillespie Elementary are learning about weather this week, so KEZI Meteorologist Melissa Frey stopped by to show them what it’s like to be a meteorologist first hand. The first graders … Continue reading »

Spring Heat Sticking Around

METEOROLOGIST MELISSA FREY’S FORECAST DISCUSSION: Temperatures soared this weekend back into the low 60s and with the sun setting past 7 p.m. it feels like spring is just around the corner. Not too fast though, the average high for this time of year is just 55° and it’s still very normal for us to see … Continue reading »

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