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
- Widespread freeze expected Thursday morning
- Scattered showers and storms expected Tuesday afternoon and evening
- Don't plant yet! More frost and freeze conditions possible this week
- Windy Friday then a chance for frost this weekend
- Another day of showers before a dry weekend
- A few more storms and showers possible Wednesday and Thursday
- Another beautiful day before showers and storms return
- Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin
- Statewide tornado drill happening Thursday but showers are likely too
- Weather Whys: Future solar eclipses across the US
- Another glorious day as temperatures stay warm
- Wisconsinites gather in Indianapolis to see the total solar eclipse
- Eclipse chasers descend on Indianapolis to view Monday's Total Solar Eclipse
- March stats are in after a wet and warm month
- Early Afternoon Update: Spotty rain showers continue through the afternoon
- Mid afternoon update: Patchy rain and snow to continue through the afternoon
- Showers for Easter but still plenty of dry time
- First of three rounds of rain for the holiday weekend arrives Friday evening
- Top 10 wettest March on record continues with more rain Tuesday
- Soggy start to the week
- Snowfall has ended across the area! Looking back on some very high totals.
- Winter weather advisory issued for heavy snow Friday
- Accumulating snow returns by the end of the week
- Mild for the first day of spring before another chill and the chance for snow
- Isolated showers possible Wednesday with a round of soaking rain and storms Thursday
- Another windy and warm day with rain chances arriving for the second half of the week
- Warm and windy to kick off the new work week
- Breezy Friday with scattered showers
- Another soaking rain on the way Friday
- Meteorological winter goes into the record books as the warmest in recorded history
- Evening Update: Strong storms remains possible, but the overall risk is low.
- Record setting February comes to an end
- Record-smashing warmth is long gone with a winter chill briefly returning
- Tornado Watch for Racine, Kenosha, and Walworth counties has been canceled.
- Warmth is back and sticks around through the end of February
- Measly Lake Michigan ice coverage as yearly trends show less ice
- Coldest air in nearly a month returns to southeast Wisconsin
- Thursday Mid-Morning Update: Snow is over but wind is picking up
- Chance for accumulating snow increasing Thursday morning
- Everything you need to know about Thursday's historic February tornadoes
- Midday Update: On both record and storm watch over the next couple of days
- Rare freezing fog advisory in effect Monday morning
- Chances for sun get better by the end of the weekend
- January goes into the record books mild and wet as we get ready for a longer February
- Sprinkles and flurries possible Tuesday but overall precipitation chances lacking
- Weather Whys: Lake effect snow
- Shifting focus from wintry mix to rain showers the next couple of days
- Dense Fog Advisory Issued Until 10 AM Wednesday
- Update: Winter Weather Advisory Issued for Tuesday
- Light, fluffy, accumulating snow returns for everyone Thursday night
- Cold gets a bit better but snow chances return
- Cold air continues with dangerous wind chills through the middle of the week
- Wind chill advisory extended to Wednesday morning as cold air continues
- Heavy snow and near whiteout conditions expected Friday into Saturday
- Another round of light snow arrives Wednesday night
- Late Evening Update: Snow will come to an end after midnight
- First major snowstorm of winter arrives Monday night
- Light snow on the way for Saturday with more chances next week
- 2023 goes down as the warmest year on record but behind on precipitation
- Warmest and least snowy December on record
- Weather Whys: Highs and lows of 2023
- Rain chances return Friday with a soggy Christmas Day on tap
- Winter is officially here but it's not feeling like it
- Slowly warming the rest of the week with very mild air on tap for Christmas
- Scattered showers return on Saturday
- No snow in sight as snow deficit gets larger
- Mild air set to return with White Christmas chances dwindling
- Soaking rain on the way to start the weekend
- November and meteorological fall stats are in as we look ahead to December
- Another round of light snow rolls in Monday night
- Early Evening Update: Rain continues lakeside with wet snow falling inland
- One more cold day before temps normalize
- Coldest air of the season rolls in with wind chills near zero
- Chilly shopping weekend with light snow arriving by Sunday
- Beautiful weather for Thanksgiving Day
- Weather Whys: Snow squalls
- Soaking rain Monday night but better travel weather on the way
- Best rain chance in over a week arrives Monday night
- Gone are the 60s with a blast of cold air on the way for Thanksgiving
- Few light showers roll in Thursday night