Justin Thompson-Gee, Meteorologist
Justin Thompson-Gee arrived at CBS 58 in 2015 as a freelance meteorologist and was quickly promoted to weekends a few months later. He's been on the CBS 58 Morning News since 2019. Every day Justin looks forward to helping southeast Wisconsin get ready for their day when they wake up. Since arriving in Wisconsin he has forecasted and reported on tornado outbreaks, record flooding, extreme temperature swings and late spring snow storms.
Justin has spent all of his adult life in the Midwest, but he actually grew up in New York. Living in the Northeast Justin had a chance to experience it all: thunderstorms, big winter nor’easters and the occasional threat of a tropical storm. Unlike some meteorologists, Justin wasn’t a weather nerd his whole life. Sports, acting and singing took up most of his childhood and it wasn’t until late in high school that he decided to combine his passions and pursue a career in weather.
After moving to the Midwest, Justin received his BS in Meteorology from Valparaiso University in northern Indiana. While at Valpo Justin took an interest in storm chasing and logged over 18,000 miles chasing all throughout the Plains states. After graduation, Justin moved to Minnesota where he worked for KAAL-TV in Rochester, MN. In 2017 Justin was awarded the CBM (Certified Broadcast Meteorologist) from the American Meteorological Society.
Just before arriving in Wisconsin Justin married his storm chasing partner Stephanie. Justin and Stephanie have three children: Leah, Stevie and Jude. When not taking advantage of Milwaukee or forecasting “cooler by the lake”, Justin loves relaxing and playing with his kids including his Wisconsin Humane Society adopted dachshund Peeta. You can often see Justin and his family at many of the numerous festivals dotting southeast Wisconsin, out at the park or taking in a Brewers game
P.S. The Thompson-Gee in Justin's name comes from a combination of his parent's last names. When Justin's parents married they hyphenated their last names forming Thompson-Gee. The Thompson comes from his mother's side and the Gee from Justin's dad.
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Articles by Justin Thompson-Gee
- Temperatures get back above average for the weekend
- Winter returns with snow showers, a wind advisory and a blast of cold air
- Fall Recap: Very warm and dry with average snow
- November Recap: Chilly end to a warmth month with above average snow
- Cold air settling in for Thanksgiving weekend
- Weather Whys: Bomb cyclones
- Good travel weather in Wisconsin before the cold settles in
- Winter Weather Awareness Week wraps up after the first snowfall of the season
- Mid Afternoon Update: Accumulating snow to impact the Thursday morning commute
- Soaking rain from Monday wrapping up with some snowflakes possible the rest of the week
- Steady rain with lots of wind starts to roll in Monday afternoon
- Few raindrops possible over the weekend with some snowflakes possible next week
- Next round of rain rolls in Wednesday evening through Thursday
- Temperatures drop Monday with a widespread frost/freeze Tuesday morning
- Check on rain stats as we get ready for another chance this weekend
- Showers and even a few storms possible through Election Day
- October ends dry and warm as we look ahead to when snow typically arrives in November
- Halloween features spooky showers and wailing winds with a terrifying temp drop
- Afternoon update: Staying warm and windy before storms arrive tonight
- Record warmth with very strong wind Tuesday and Wednesday
- First good rain in over a week arrives Thursday night
- Weather Whys: Hail vs. graupel
- Temperatures cool down with a round of frost possible Thursday morning
- Warmest year on record to date continues with more warmth this week
- Warmth builds in for the weekend with a chance at 80 degrees
- More frost and freeze possible after the coldest morning of the season
- Widespread frost and freeze expected Wednesday morning
- More showers to start the new work week then our first widespread frost
- Another chance to see the Northern Lights Friday night before some weekend showers
- Another chance for patchy frost as 2024 stays mild
- Feeling like fall this week but still mostly above average
- Windy weekend with one chance for showers
- Some light rain chances possible as we kick off the weekend
- Warm and dry September comes to an end as we look ahead to October when snowflakes may fly
- Warm end to September with gusts returning to start October
- Beautiful September days continue until Helene gets close
- Another rainy day in southeast Wisconsin
- Another chance for rain after Sunday's soaker
- First rain in 2 weeks with more on the way this weekend
- Weather Whys: Cloud types
- Rain chances finally back in the forecast!
- Sunrises get later and sunsets earlier as the start of fall quickly approaches
- Another long dry stretch continues with no end in sight
- Staying mild the next few days and possibly the rest of September
- No big rains this week as dry September continues
- Some sprinkles possible but watching Francine for any local impacts
- Back to average and beyond with one day of humidity the rest of the week
- Meteorological summer goes into the records wet and warm
- August comes to an end and looking ahead to September
- Rainy start to Labor Day weekend, then turning beautiful
- Dangerous heat and strong storms take a break
- Extreme heat arrives Monday and stays through Tuesday
- Dangerous heat on the way for the beginning of the new week
- Last chilly start before summer warmth returns this weekend
- Feeling like fall for a few days
- After a soggy end to last week we dry out most of this week
- Early Evening Update: Storms tracking across southeast Wisconsin remain sub-severe
- Late Afternoon Update: A few scattered storms are possible late this evening, but the clouds will limit severity
- Another nice day Wednesday before storms return
- Average temps with low humidity until rain chances return
- Justin Thompson-Gee slides into SE Wisconsin playgrounds
- Staying warm and muggy with a scattered storm chance for the first day of the Wisconsin State Fair
- Hot and humid Wednesday with rounds of storms likely Thursday
- Hottest day of the week Tuesday with continued isolated storms
- Staying humid with persistent rain chances this week
- Pleasant start to a busy weekend in Milwaukee
- Steady warming but staying dry for the start of the weekend
- Weather Whys: Partly cloudy vs. partly sunny
- Scattered showers and storms roll in Tuesday
- Longest dry stretch in months ends this week
- Steady temps with slowly rising humidity and a low storm chance this weekend
- Rainfall check as we finally dry out for a few days
- Finally drying out as temps drop but humidity lingers
- Only isolated showers the next few days with heat returning for the weekend
- Remnants of Hurricane Beryl set to impact southeast Wisconsin
- Continuous rain chances most of this week
- A few showers and storms possible on this Independence Day
- Rain and storms likely throughout Tuesday
- June ends wet and warm as we look ahead to the warmest month of the year
- Humidity drops with a few showers Wednesday