NBC 5 Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell joined NBC 5 in August 2012 and can be seen weekdays on NBC 5 First at Four and NBC 5 News at 5 p.m., 6 p.m., and 10 p.m.
Before NBC 5, Mitchell had been chief meteorologist at KOCO-TV, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, since 1994.
While there, he was responsible for covering some of the most intense storms, including several tornado outbreaks, flooding, blizzards, and wildfires. Before that, he forecasted weather at WOI-TV in Des Moines, Iowa, and at AccuWeather, based in State College, Pennsylvania.
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He earned a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology from the University of Nebraska and received the CBM seal from the American Meteorological Society.
The Oklahoma Association of Broadcasters and the Associated Press have recognized him for his severe weather forecasting experiences. Mitchell’s team of meteorologists at KOCO-TV was also recognized by the Oklahoma governor, Frank Keating, for their exceptional work covering an EF-5 tornado in May 1999 in Oklahoma City.
Rick and his wife have been married for more than 25 years and have a daughter and a son.
The Latest
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Weather Quiz: The air can hold more moisture when the air is cool, warm or hot?
NBC 5 Chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell’s daily Weather Quiz.
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NBC 5 Forecast: Unseasonably warm, then turning much cooler and windy
Our unseasonably warm October weather continues across North Texas for one more day. Expect highs on Thursday to reach into the upper 80s to lower 90s. Heat index values could climb into the upper 90s.
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Weather Quiz: Where does October rank for tornadoes in North Texas?
NBC 5 Chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: “Where does the month of October rank for tornadoes in North Texas?”
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NBC 5 Forecast: Unseasonably warm, then turning much cooler
The unusually warm October weather will continue in North Texas into Thursday. Highs will be in the upper 80s to mid-90s with a heat index around 100. Rain chances will remain mostly west and north of North Texas.
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Weather Quiz: who picks the hurricane names?
NBC 5 Chief meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks: Who is responsible for picking the names of hurricanes?
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NBC 5 Forecast: Quite warm ahead of a strong cold front
While our North Texas weather will be breezy, muggy and quite warm through Thursday, a fall cold front arrives Thursday night with much cooler air.
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Blast of cooler fall air will bring a chance for rain, thunderstorms; A Wind Advisory for Friday
Thanks to a cold front, fall weather returns
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Weather Quiz: hurricane name reuse?
NBC 5’s Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks, “How often are hurricane names reused?”
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NBC 5 Forecast: Warm and dry end to the week
Sunny and pleasant weather will continue thru the weekend, with comfortable mornings and warm afternoons. Temperatures will gradually warm into the beginning of next week.
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Weather Quiz: Why has it been a quiet hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean?
NBC 5’s Chief Meteorologist Rick Mitchell asks, “It’s been a quiet hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean. A major contributing factor to this is..”
